Stress echocardiogram cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for stress echocardiogram, complete, including the stress test and supervision as an inpatient: from $337.50 to $575.68, with a median of $531.05. The lowest listed price is at St Charles Parish Hospital — $193.55 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $593.95 at 30 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 93351, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles Parish Hospital lowest Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC STRESS ECHO W/MONT & SUPERV File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $337.50 | $1,250.00 | — | 73% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC STRESS ECHO W/MONT & SUPERV File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $495.66 | $2,253.00 | — | 78% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC STRESS ECHO W/MONT & SUPERV File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $566.44 | $2,023.00 | — | 72% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC STRESS ECHO W/MONT & SUPERV File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $575.68 | $1,799.00 | — | 68% |
Inpatient: lowest $337.50, median $531.05, highest $575.68 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $495.66 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
A stress echocardiogram takes ultrasound pictures of the heart at rest and again right after exercise on a treadmill or bike, or after a medicine that makes the heart work harder. It shows whether parts of the heart muscle get too little blood under stress. It is often ordered for chest pain or shortness of breath.
What the price covers
This code covers the echo images, the stress test with continuous ECG monitoring and physician supervision, and the interpretation. The stress medicine, when used, and a contrast agent may be billed separately.