Head CT scan cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 58 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $163.80 to $9,002.28, with a median of $655.76. The lowest price is at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport (Shreveport). The highest price is 55.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $655.76, is 45% below the US median of $1,200.00.
- That is 6.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Louisiana ranks 5th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 58 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 70450. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 31, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$163.80Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport
Median$655.76half of hospitals charge less
Highest$9,002.28in Louisiana
Lowest saves$491.96vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $163.80 | $630.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $170.60 | $853.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $173.44 | $542.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $176.40 | $630.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $203.55 | $885.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $212.50 | $625.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONT | $213.60 | $356.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $229.12 | $716.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $235.62 | $1,071.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $253.33 | $539.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 70450 CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $270.66 | $1,041.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $285.04 | $1,018.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $333.27 | $1,587.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $365.01 | $1,587.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONT | $368.70 | $1,229.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $370.48 | $842.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairway Medical Center Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $375.00 | $667.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA CT HEAD W/O | $378.00 | $630.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $385.56 | $1,428.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Scan Head or Brain | $389.18 | $1,769.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Scan Head or Brain | $410.06 | $2,929.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Scan Head or Brain | $411.52 | $2,572.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $412.62 | $1,587.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $476.10 | $1,587.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Scan Head or Brain | $589.92 | $3,687.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $592.11 | $1,015.05 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA CT BRAIN/HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $604.80 | $1,512.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT BRAIN STANDARD CT | $619.98 | $1,758.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Scan Head or Brain | $655.76 | $4,684.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Scan Head or Brain | $655.76 | $4,684.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA CT Scan Head or Brain | $655.76 | $4,684.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Scan Head or Brain | $655.76 | $4,684.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA CT scan head or brain without contrast | $661.50 | $945.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA CT HEAD/ BRAIN WO CNTRST | $708.00 | $1,416.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $714.15 | $1,587.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA CT SCAN HEAD OR BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $729.52 | $1,215.86 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O DYE | $762.30 | $2,541.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA CT HEAD/BRAIN WITHOUT | $825.00 | $1,100.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA PET CT BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $835.21 | $1,193.15 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Scan Head or Brain | $861.57 | $3,191.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA CT HEAD W/O | $865.50 | $1,154.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA CT BRAIN HEAD WITHOUT CONTRAST | $910.00 | $910.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O DYE | $1,077.05 | $2,154.10 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA CT scan head or brain without contrast | $1,086.15 | $1,671.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O DYE | $1,125.75 | $3,752.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA CT Brain/Head w/o Contrast | $1,128.00 | $1,128.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA CT HEAD/BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,180.07 | $1,966.78 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Ct Brain W O Cst | $1,193.60 | $1,492.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA CT HEAD WO | $1,200.00 | $1,500.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA CT scan head or brain without dye | $1,261.79 | $2,102.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA CT Brain/Head Stroke Protocol | $1,401.60 | $1,752.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA CT HEAD WO,TECHNICAL COMPONENT | $1,405.00 | $1,405.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONT | $1,426.80 | $4,756.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA CT HEAD WO CONTRAST | $1,442.00 | $1,442.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA CODE PURPLE | $1,588.00 | $1,588.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA CT HEAD W/O MRgFUS PROTOCOL W/O CONTRAST | $1,717.54 | $2,290.05 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONT | $2,047.65 | $3,723.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONT | $9,002.28 | $9,002.28 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 14 | $173.44 | $500.72 |
| Lafayette, LA | 7 | $333.27 | $476.10 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 6 | $170.60 | $850.36 |
| Monroe, LA | 5 | $203.55 | $1,086.15 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $253.33 | $370.48 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $163.80 | $176.40 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $270.66 | $4,636.47 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $212.50 | $737.14 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $604.80 | $1,096.40 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 2 | $375.00 | $515.38 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $1,405.00 | $1,405.00 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $729.52 | $729.52 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $378.00 | $378.00 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $1,128.00 | $1,128.00 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $213.60 | $213.60 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $1,426.80 | $1,426.80 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $368.70 | $368.70 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $1,125.75 | $1,125.75 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $661.50 | $661.50 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $1,401.60 | $1,401.60 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $2,047.65 | $2,047.65 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $1,077.05 | $1,077.05 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What head CT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Head CT scan explained.
CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$1,093.54
- Alaska$2,167.37
- Arizona$919.34
- Arkansas$655.57
- California$2,288.00
- Colorado$1,386.94
- Connecticut$827.00
- Delaware$1,490.62
- District of Columbia$1,382.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,054.35
- Georgia$1,177.20
- Hawaii$1,283.60
- Idaho$993.75
- Illinois$1,821.28
- Indiana$765.18
- Iowa$1,367.83
- Kansas$1,025.82
- Kentucky$1,106.13
- Maine$981.00
- Maryland$105.51
- Massachusetts$1,045.00
- Michigan$892.45
- Minnesota$1,258.52
- Mississippi$758.00
- Missouri$1,257.12
- Montana$1,179.75
- Nebraska$1,962.80
- Nevada$1,758.00
- New Hampshire$1,319.83
- New Jersey$414.70
- New Mexico$1,504.80
- New York$828.29
- North Carolina$1,322.00
- North Dakota$1,079.30
- Ohio$835.25
- Oklahoma$979.20
- Oregon$1,011.50
- Pennsylvania$1,082.64
- Puerto Rico$325.00
- Rhode Island$1,100.00
- South Carolina$1,367.60
- South Dakota$1,977.60
- Tennessee$713.40
- Texas$1,671.91
- Utah$3,288.83
- Vermont$1,873.00
- Virginia$1,328.00
- Washington$1,332.72
- West Virginia$709.50
- Wisconsin$1,288.30
- Wyoming$1,296.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.