Breast ultrasound cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for breast ultrasound, complete, one breast as an inpatient: from $70.56 to $204.60, with a median of $127.06. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner — $56.50 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $167.30 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 76641, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner one side lowest Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC US BREAST COMPLETE UNILAT | $70.56 | $252.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation one side New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC US BREAST COMPLETE UNILAT | $117.48 | $534.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital one side Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC US BREAST COMPLETE UNILAT | $136.64 | $427.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 US US BREAST UNILATER COMPLETE | $204.60 | $341.00 | $191.98–$341.00 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $70.56, median $127.06, highest $204.60 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $167.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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
A breast ultrasound makes pictures of the inside of the breast with sound waves. The complete exam covers the whole breast and often the nearby armpit. It is often done after a mammogram finding, for a lump, or in dense breasts.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the exam of one breast. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately, and a biopsy, if needed, is billed under different codes.