Lung cancer screening CT cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 60 hospitals publish a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $39.48 to $1,717.54, with a median of $149.07. The lowest price is at Touro Infirmary (New Orleans). The highest price is 43.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $149.07, is 61% below the US median of $380.16.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Louisiana ranks 3rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 60 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 71271. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$39.48Touro Infirmary
Median$149.07half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,717.54in Louisiana
Lowest saves$109.59vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touro Infirmary lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Thorax Low Dose Lung Cancer Screen Cst W/O Contrast | $39.48 | $282.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Thorax Low Dose Lung Cancer Screen Cst W/O Contrast | $43.96 | $314.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Thorax Low Dose Lung Cancer Screen Cst W/O Contrast | $43.96 | $314.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA CT Thorax Low Dose Lung Cancer Screen Cst W/O Contrast | $43.96 | $314.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Thorax Low Dose Lung Cancer Screen Cst W/O Contrast | $43.96 | $314.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Thorax Low Dose Lung Cancer Screen Cst W/O Contrast | $46.88 | $293.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Thorax Low Dose Lung Cancer Screen Cst W/O Contrast | $48.16 | $301.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Thorax Low Dose Lung Cancer Screen Cst W/O Contrast | $60.21 | $223.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA CT Low Dose Lung Screening Follow Up | $62.50 | $125.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC CT SCAN, THORAX, LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN, W/O CONTRAST | $63.28 | $226.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC CT SCAN, THORAX, LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN, W/O CONTRAST | $63.60 | $318.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC CT SCAN, THORAX, LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN, W/O CONTRAST | $66.69 | $247.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 71271 CT THORAX LOW DOSE LUNG CA SCREEN | $67.60 | $260.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC CT SCAN, THORAX, LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN, W/O CONTRAST | $68.80 | $215.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA CT LOW DOSE FOR LUNG CANCER SCREENING | $73.94 | $217.47 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC CT SCAN, THORAX, LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN, W/O CONTRAST | $89.10 | $405.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA LDCT FOR LUNG CA SCREEN | $94.72 | $1,253.31 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC CT SCAN, THORAX, LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN, W/O CONTRAST | $95.13 | $453.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC CT SCAN, THORAX, LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN, W/O CONTRAST | $99.44 | $226.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC CT SCAN, THORAX, LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN, W/O CONTRAST | $101.99 | $217.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC CT SCAN, THORAX, LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN, W/O CONTRAST | $102.00 | $300.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC CT SCAN, THORAX, LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN, W/O CONTRAST | $104.19 | $453.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC CT SCAN, THORAX, LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN, W/O CONTRAST | $105.28 | $329.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CT Thorax Low Dose Lung Cancer Screen Cst W/O Contrast | $106.70 | $485.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital Slidell · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 71271 - CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCR C- | $112.55 | $1,062.66 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA CT LOW DOSE CANCER SCREEN | $113.66 | $378.88 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC CT SCAN, THORAX, LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN, W/O CONTRAST | $117.78 | $453.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC CT SCAN, THORAX, LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN, W/O CONTRAST | $135.90 | $453.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC CT SCAN, THORAX, LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN, W/O CONTRAST | $143.75 | $625.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s) | $148.14 | $148.14 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA CT CHEST LUNG SCREENING | $150.00 | $250.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA LOW DOSE CT SCAN OF CHEST FOR LUNG CANCER SCREENING | $160.32 | $267.20 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA LOW DOSE CT SCAN FOR LUNG CANC | $169.20 | $423.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA CT Chest WO Cont; Screening Lung Ca Low Dose | $177.63 | $3,030.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA LDCT-LUNG SCREENING | $186.15 | $620.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA CT CHEST CANCER LUNG SCREENING | $191.55 | $638.50 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC CT SCAN, THORAX, LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN, W/O CONTRAST | $203.85 | $453.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC CT SCAN THORAX LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN W/O CO | $222.09 | $300.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Ct Lung Cancer Screen,Low Dose | $236.80 | $296.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC CT SCAN, THORAX, LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN, W/O CONTRAST | $258.96 | $996.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC CT SCAN, THORAX, LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCRN, W/O CONTRAST | $278.88 | $996.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA CT Low Dose Lung Screening | $280.80 | $351.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA CT Low Dose Lung Screening | $300.00 | $500.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCR | $315.00 | $630.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA LDCT-LUNG SCREENING | $341.27 | $620.50 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA CT THORAX LOW DOSE FOR CANCER SCR WO CO | $372.58 | $620.96 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA CT CHEST FOR LUNG CANCER SCREENING | $392.81 | $523.75 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA CT LOW DOSE LUNG SCREEN,TECHNICAL COMPONENT | $400.00 | $400.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA LOW DOSE CT SCAN FOR LUNG CANC | $445.00 | $445.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA LDCT-LUNG SCREENING | $495.00 | $1,650.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening | $588.00 | $840.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA CT CHEST LOW DOSE LUNG CANCER SCREENING | $620.40 | $1,034.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA CT CHEST LOW DOSE | $963.10 | $1,375.85 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA CT LOW DOSE CHEST | $1,155.00 | $1,155.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA CT LOW DOSE LUNG | $1,276.20 | $2,127.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA CT LUNG CANCER SCREE | $1,316.00 | $1,645.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Low dose CT scan of chest for lung cancer screening | $1,375.40 | $2,116.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA CT LOW DOSE LUNG SCREENING WO CONTRAST | $1,442.00 | $1,442.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA CT Low Dose Count Screening | $1,618.00 | $1,618.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA CT LDCT FOR LUNG CANCER SCREENING | $1,717.54 | $2,290.05 | Mar 30, 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 | 12 | $39.48 | $54.18 |
| Lafayette, LA | 7 | $95.13 | $135.90 |
| Monroe, LA | 6 | $94.72 | $815.50 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 5 | $63.60 | $372.58 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 4 | $99.44 | $162.04 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $236.80 | $258.96 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $67.60 | $107.87 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $160.32 | $168.98 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $102.00 | $689.10 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $73.94 | $130.04 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $169.20 | $307.10 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 2 | $43.96 | $78.26 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $400.00 | $400.00 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $1,618.00 | $1,618.00 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $620.40 | $620.40 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $113.66 | $113.66 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $495.00 | $495.00 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $588.00 | $588.00 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $280.80 | $280.80 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $62.50 | $62.50 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $341.27 | $341.27 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $300.00 | $300.00 |
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
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Low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$216.45
- Alaska$292.32
- Arizona$139.20
- Arkansas$278.00
- California$356.06
- Colorado$383.74
- Connecticut$677.00
- Delaware$261.88
- District of Columbia$1,495.78, 2 hospitals
- Florida$728.50
- Georgia$251.46
- Hawaii$549.60
- Idaho$812.00
- Illinois$565.00
- Indiana$190.40
- Iowa$438.30
- Kansas$642.00
- Kentucky$487.21
- Maine$245.50
- Maryland$164.37
- Massachusetts$470.50
- Michigan$349.48
- Minnesota$796.45
- Mississippi$178.50
- Missouri$452.97
- Montana$724.23
- Nebraska$620.00
- Nevada$415.00
- New Hampshire$745.79
- New Jersey$141.90
- New Mexico$425.00
- New York$435.00
- North Carolina$362.70
- North Dakota$747.04
- Ohio$294.53
- Oklahoma$398.60
- Oregon$296.64
- Pennsylvania$396.35
- Puerto Rico$1,750.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$373.00
- South Carolina$215.40
- South Dakota$878.40
- Tennessee$191.18
- Texas$240.33
- Utah$477.46
- Vermont$1,513.50
- Virginia$281.00
- Washington$236.78
- West Virginia$155.96
- Wisconsin$445.00
- Wyoming$412.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.