Brain MRI cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 58 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the brain, no contrast dye: from $217.06 to $9,493.47, with a median of $982.53. The lowest price is at Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA (West Monroe). The highest price is 43.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $982.53, is 47% below the US median of $1,840.00.
- That is 4.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- 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 70551. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 31, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$217.06Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA
Median$982.53half of hospitals charge less
Highest$9,493.47in Louisiana
Lowest saves$765.47vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA lowest West Monroe · Monroe, LA MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $217.06 | $3,110.47 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital Slidell · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 70551 - MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE | $256.89 | $1,749.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA MRI PITUITARY WO CONT | $279.04 | $820.70 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $362.60 | $1,813.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA MRI SCAN OF BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $377.51 | $629.19 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $404.16 | $1,263.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $423.98 | $1,247.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $452.48 | $1,414.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $453.08 | $964.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $474.49 | $2,063.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $478.66 | $1,841.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $504.00 | $1,800.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $515.48 | $1,841.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairway Medical Center Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MRI Brain + IAC w/o Contrast | $525.00 | $2,183.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan Brain | $560.48 | $3,503.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $560.91 | $2,671.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $582.34 | $2,647.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 70551 MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $599.04 | $2,304.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan Brain | $606.10 | $2,755.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $614.33 | $2,671.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI BRAIN BRAIN STEM W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $691.90 | $1,186.11 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $694.46 | $2,671.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA MRI BRAIN W/O | $727.80 | $1,213.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $739.64 | $1,681.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan Brain | $763.42 | $5,453.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan Brain | $785.12 | $4,907.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $801.30 | $2,671.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $884.25 | $3,275.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan Brain | $917.46 | $3,398.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA MRI of brain stem without dye | $1,047.60 | $1,746.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan Brain | $1,128.68 | $8,062.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan Brain | $1,128.68 | $8,062.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MRI Scan Brain | $1,128.68 | $8,062.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan Brain | $1,128.68 | $8,062.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA MRI scan of brain without contrast | $1,131.90 | $1,617.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE | $1,163.10 | $3,877.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,200.00 | $1,600.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA MRI BRAIN WO | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,201.95 | $2,671.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE | $1,389.45 | $4,631.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA MRI Brain w/o Contrast Stroke Protocol | $1,389.60 | $1,737.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,555.60 | $3,889.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA MRI BRAIN STEM W/O DYE | $1,658.93 | $3,317.85 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA MRI BRAIN W/O | $1,672.50 | $2,230.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA MRI BRAIN & PITUATARY W/O CONT | $1,903.69 | $3,172.82 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,968.30 | $6,561.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA MRI HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $1,999.17 | $2,855.95 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MRI BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $2,065.15 | $2,065.15 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $2,090.00 | $2,090.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST DO NOT USE | $2,145.15 | $2,860.20 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA MRI BRAIN W/O DYE | $2,150.00 | $4,300.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA MRI Brain w/o Contrast | $2,367.00 | $2,367.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA MRI BRAIN WO CONT | $2,412.80 | $3,016.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $2,814.07 | $5,116.50 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $2,929.00 | $2,929.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Mri Brain W/O Cst | $3,032.00 | $3,790.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA MRI scan of brain without contrast | $3,217.50 | $4,950.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA MRI BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $9,493.47 | $9,493.47 | 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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 | 13 | $404.16 | $763.42 |
| Lafayette, LA | 7 | $560.91 | $801.30 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 6 | $362.60 | $1,788.10 |
| Monroe, LA | 6 | $217.06 | $2,147.58 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $453.08 | $739.64 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $478.66 | $515.48 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 3 | $256.89 | $525.00 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $599.04 | $5,046.26 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $423.98 | $735.79 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $279.04 | $834.24 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $1,555.60 | $2,242.30 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $377.51 | $377.51 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $727.80 | $727.80 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $2,367.00 | $2,367.00 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $1,968.30 | $1,968.30 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $1,131.90 | $1,131.90 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $1,389.60 | $1,389.60 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $2,814.07 | $2,814.07 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $1,658.93 | $1,658.93 |
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 brain MRI is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Brain MRI explained.
MRI of the brain, no contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$1,711.79
- Alaska$3,309.97
- Arizona$1,316.16
- Arkansas$912.88
- California$2,904.96
- Colorado$2,300.10
- Connecticut$1,486.00
- Delaware$2,628.76
- District of Columbia$2,080.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,469.05
- Georgia$1,500.00
- Hawaii$1,418.20
- Idaho$1,689.63
- Illinois$2,792.36
- Indiana$1,016.72
- Iowa$2,293.05
- Kansas$1,253.85
- Kentucky$1,747.71
- Maine$1,440.55
- Maryland$546.07
- Massachusetts$2,065.95
- Michigan$1,694.03
- Minnesota$2,081.11
- Mississippi$1,357.22
- Missouri$1,546.35
- Montana$1,792.64
- Nebraska$3,357.80
- Nevada$2,308.53
- New Hampshire$2,290.23
- New Jersey$666.13
- New Mexico$1,840.44
- New York$1,164.13
- North Carolina$1,988.50
- North Dakota$1,755.84
- Ohio$1,611.10
- Oklahoma$1,242.90
- Oregon$1,848.63
- Pennsylvania$1,821.95
- Puerto Rico$725.00
- Rhode Island$2,134.00
- South Carolina$2,100.00
- South Dakota$3,141.60
- Tennessee$1,146.76
- Texas$1,845.30
- Utah$4,493.08
- Vermont$3,261.90
- Virginia$1,932.50
- Washington$1,928.34
- West Virginia$1,373.75
- Wisconsin$2,210.00
- Wyoming$2,057.70
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.