Abdominal MRI with contrast cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the abdomen, without and then with contrast dye: from $912.52 to $1,355.20, with a median of $1,165.09. The lowest listed price is at Touro Infirmary — $252.57 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $1,252.26 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 3 cities for code 74183, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touro Infirmary lowest New Orleans, LA MRI Scan of Abdomen Before and After Contrast | $912.52 | $6,518.00 | $1,214.30–$724.59 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA MRI Scan of Abdomen Before and After Contrast | $984.28 | $4,474.00 | $1,544.42–$826.53 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA MRI Scan of Abdomen Before and After Contrast | $1,004.16 | $6,276.00 | $1,209.39–$944.21 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA MRI Scan of Abdomen Before and After Contrast | $1,077.92 | $6,737.00 | $1,000.00–$725.92 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA MRI Scan of Abdomen Before and After Contrast | $1,252.26 | $4,638.00 | $1,261.87–$714.79 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA MRI Scan of Abdomen Before and After Contrast | $1,355.20 | $9,680.00 | $1,026.08–$9,680.00 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA MRI Scan of Abdomen Before and After Contrast | $1,355.20 | $9,680.00 | $1,026.08–$9,680.00 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA MRI Scan of Abdomen Before and After Contrast | $1,355.20 | $9,680.00 | $1,026.08–$9,680.00 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $912.52, median $1,165.09, highest $1,355.20 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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 MRI of the abdomen takes one set of pictures without contrast dye and a second set after the dye is injected into a vein. It is used to look closely at the liver, pancreas, kidneys and adrenal glands, often to check a spot found on an ultrasound or CT.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers both sets of images; the contrast agent may appear as a separate line on some bills. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.