Pregnancy ultrasound cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for pregnancy ultrasound after 14 weeks, one baby as an inpatient: from $141.40 to $168.00, with a median of $148.33. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner — $6.93 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $261.30 at 51 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 76805, 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 lowest Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC US, OB 14+WKS, TRANSABD, SINGLE GESTATION | $141.40 | $505.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC US, OB 14+WKS, TRANSABD, SINGLE GESTATION | $141.68 | $644.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC US, OB 14+WKS, TRANSABD, SINGLE GESTATION | $154.98 | $574.00 | — | 73% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC US, OB 14+WKS, TRANSABD, SINGLE GESTATION | $168.00 | $525.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $141.40, median $148.33, highest $168.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $173.74 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
This is a standard pregnancy ultrasound through the belly done at 14 weeks or later for one baby. It checks the baby's growth, position, heartbeat, the placenta and amniotic fluid. The detailed anatomy scan around 18 to 22 weeks is often billed under this code or a more detailed one.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the ultrasound exam. The reading by a radiologist or maternal-fetal medicine doctor may be billed separately, and it may or may not be part of a global maternity package.