Abdominal CT, with/without dye cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal CT scan without and with contrast: from $231.39 to $3,852.00, with a median of $890.08. The lowest listed price is at Childrens Hospital — $658.69 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $1,021.65 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 6 cities for code 74170, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childrens Hospital lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 CT Scan Abdomen Before and After Contrast | $231.39 | $857.00 | $160.22–$857.00 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC CT ABDOMEN W/WO CONTRAST | $491.40 | $1,755.00 | $136.13–$1,491.75 | 72% | — source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 CT Scan Abdomen Before and After Contrast | $590.26 | $2,683.00 | $1,049.05–$975.00 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC CT ABDOMEN W/WO CONTRAST | $595.76 | $2,708.00 | $64.09–$2,437.20 | 78% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC CT ABDOMEN W/WO CONTRAST | $597.12 | $1,866.00 | $136.13–$1,399.50 | 68% | — source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 616-3897 CT ABDOMEN W/O & W/CONTRAST MATERIAL | $691.90 | $1,186.11 | $1,186.11–$1,976.85 | 42% | — source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 CT Scan Abdomen Before and After Contrast | $850.40 | $5,315.00 | $157.61–$650.00 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 CT Scan Abdomen Before and After Contrast | $929.76 | $5,811.00 | $1,011.00–$780.78 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 CT Scan Abdomen Before and After Contrast | $997.22 | $7,123.00 | $1,327.01–$956.00 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 CT ABDOMEN W/O & W/ CONTR | $1,085.84 | $3,079.00 | $160.55–$1,410.18 | 65% | — source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 CT Scan Abdomen Before and After Contrast | $1,087.10 | $7,765.00 | $1,553.00–$823.09 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 CT Scan Abdomen Before and After Contrast | $1,087.10 | $7,765.00 | $1,553.00–$823.09 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 CT Scan Abdomen Before and After Contrast | $1,087.10 | $7,765.00 | $1,553.00–$823.09 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 CT ABDOMEN W/O W | $3,852.00 | $6,420.00 | $1,155.60–$6,420.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $231.39, median $890.08, highest $3,852.00 — a 16.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $744.70. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 7 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This abdominal CT takes pictures before and after contrast dye. The two sets help characterize liver, kidney and adrenal masses and other findings that one scan cannot explain.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.