Ankle-brachial index (ABI) cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for ankle-brachial index (ABI), blood pressure test for leg arteries: from $65.66 to $321.04, with a median of $169.04. The lowest listed price is at Touro Infirmary — $103.38 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $175.28 at 50 hospitals.
- The median here, $169.04, is 58% below the US median of $403.65.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($135.93).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 6 cities for code 93922, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touro Infirmary lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Ultrasound Study of Arteries of Both Arms and Legs File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $65.66 | $469.00 | $103.16–$87.37 | 86% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC ANKLE BRANCHIAL INDEX File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $81.48 | $291.00 | $48.89–$1,171.00 | 72% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC ANKLE BRANCHIAL INDEX File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $96.39 | $357.00 | $46.40–$310.59 | 73% |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Ultrasound Study of Arteries of Both Arms and Legs File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $104.28 | $474.00 | $103.16–$474.00 | 78% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 PR NON-INVAS PHYSIOLOGIC STD EXTREMITY ART 1-2 LEVEL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $109.56 | $498.00 | $46.40–$448.20 | 78% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC ANKLE BRANCHIAL INDEX File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $163.52 | $511.00 | $94.64–$383.25 | 68% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Ultrasound Study of Arteries of Both Arms and Legs File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $174.56 | $1,091.00 | $103.16–$981.90 | 84% |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Ultrasound Study of Arteries of Both Arms and Legs File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $235.17 | $871.00 | $103.16–$871.00 | 73% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ultrasound Study of Arteries of Both Arms and Legs File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $281.68 | $2,012.00 | $113.32–$985.88 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ultrasound Study of Arteries of Both Arms and Legs File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $281.68 | $2,012.00 | $113.32–$985.88 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ultrasound Study of Arteries of Both Arms and Legs File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $281.68 | $2,012.00 | $113.32–$985.88 | 86% |
| Omega Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 616-3897 NON-INVAS PHYSIOLOGIC STD EXTREMITY ART 2 LEVEL File of May 26, 2026 · source file | $321.04 | $550.35 | $550.35–$917.25 | 42% |
Outpatient: lowest $65.66, median $169.04, highest $321.04 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $109.56. 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 12 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
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