Knee X-ray cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for knee X-ray, 3 views: from $45.76 to $3,072.27, with a median of $137.15. The lowest price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation (New Orleans). The highest price is 67.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $137.15, is 50% below the US median of $273.84.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Louisiana ranks 5th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 63 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 73562. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$45.76Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Median$137.15half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,072.27in Louisiana
Lowest saves$91.39vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC KNEE MIN 3 VIEWS | $45.76 | $208.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC KNEE MIN 3 VIEWS | $46.24 | $136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC KNEE MIN 3 VIEWS | $55.04 | $172.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC KNEE MIN 3 VIEWS | $55.86 | $266.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sabine Medical Center one side Many · Many, LA KNEE 3 VIEWS LT | $57.90 | $193.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC KNEE MIN 3 VIEWS | $58.28 | $124.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC KNEE MIN 3 VIEWS | $59.52 | $186.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC KNEE MIN 3 VIEWS | $61.18 | $266.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC KNEE MIN 3 VIEWS | $64.40 | $322.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC KNEE MIN 3 VIEWS | $67.48 | $241.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC KNEE MIN 3 VIEWS | $68.85 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC KNEE MIN 3 VIEWS | $69.16 | $266.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center one side Independence · Hammond, LA X-RAY OF KNEE; 3 VIEWS | $72.70 | $121.17 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center one side Springhill · Minden, LA XR KNEE RT 3 VIEW,Right side | $73.94 | $217.48 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital one side Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA XR KNEE AP/LAT W/SUNRISE RT,Right Side | $75.00 | $75.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA one side West Monroe · Monroe, LA X-RAY EXAM OF KNEE 3 LT | $79.16 | $1,653.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC KNEE MIN 3 VIEWS | $79.80 | $266.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA X-Ray of Knee 3 Views | $82.94 | $377.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus one side Opelousas · Opelousas, LA XR Knee 3 Views Left | $87.50 | $175.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC KNEE MIN 3 VIEWS | $92.23 | $401.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA X-Ray of Knee 3 Views | $93.92 | $587.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC KNEE MIN 3 VIEWS | $111.02 | $427.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital one side Kinder · Kinder, LA KNEE LT 3V | $111.60 | $186.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA KNEE XRAY 3 VIEWS | $113.60 | $284.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 73562 DX- KNEE 3VWS | $113.88 | $438.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital one side Jena · Jena, LA XR KNEE RT 3 VIEWS,Right side (Used to identify procedures performed on the right side of the body) | $116.40 | $194.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC KNEE MIN 3 VIEWS | $119.56 | $427.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC KNEE MIN 3 VIEWS | $119.70 | $266.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center one side Minden · Minden, LA MFI XR KNEE 3 VIEWS LEFT | $122.10 | $407.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA X-Ray of Knee 3 Views | $125.76 | $786.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC KNEE MIN 3 VIEWS | $135.08 | $307.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA X-ray of knee, 3 views | $137.15 | $211.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA Radiologic examination of the knee with 3 views | $140.71 | $234.52 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA X-Ray of Knee 3 Views | $141.21 | $523.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA X-Ray of Knee 3 Views | $152.18 | $1,087.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA X-Ray of Knee 3 Views | $158.48 | $1,132.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA X-Ray of Knee 3 Views | $158.48 | $1,132.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA X-Ray of Knee 3 Views | $158.48 | $1,132.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA X-Ray of Knee 3 Views | $158.48 | $1,132.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center one side Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA KNEE AP/LAT/OBLQ LT | $167.25 | $223.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital one side Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA KNEE RT 3 VIEWS W COMPARISON,Right Side | $168.71 | $168.71 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital one side Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA XR Knee 3 Views Left | $169.00 | $169.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairway Medical Center one side Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA XR LT KNEE 3 VIEWS | $175.00 | $334.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Knee 3 Views | $177.63 | $727.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital one side New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA XR KNEE 3 VIEWS LT,Left side | $186.31 | $528.30 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA RT KNEE 3 VIEWS | $191.00 | $382.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry one side Church Point · Lafayette, LA KNEE 3 VIEWS RIGHT,RIGHT SIDE | $194.81 | $259.74 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital one side Monroe · Monroe, LA KNEE 3 VWS LEFT | $200.11 | $266.81 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center one side Bernice · Monroe, LA KNEE THREE VIEWS LT | $218.00 | $436.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA XR KNEE 3V BIL | $221.85 | $739.50 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA X-RAY EXAMINATION KNEE ONE OR TWO VIEWS | $224.60 | $324.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA X-RAY EXAM OF KNEE 3 | $247.50 | $825.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA X-ray of knee, 3 views | $249.20 | $356.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital one side St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA XR KNEE LT 3 VIEWS | $250.17 | $416.95 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center one side Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA X KNEE RIGHT 3 VIEWS | $260.82 | $372.60 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA KNEE 3 VIEWS | $264.00 | $330.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC KNEE MIN 3 VIEWS | $267.90 | $361.88 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA KNEE XRAY 3 VIEWS | $299.00 | $299.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center one side Ruston · Ruston, LA KNEE 3 VIEWS RT | $335.22 | $609.50 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center one side Olla · Olla, LA XR Knee 3 Views Right | $372.80 | $466.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center one side Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Knee 3 View Rt | $534.40 | $668.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center one side Alexandria · Alexandria, LA XR KNEE 3 V RT | $957.64 | $957.64 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION KNEE 3 VIEWS | $3,072.27 | $5,266.74 | May 26, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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
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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
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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 | $45.76 | $133.48 |
| Lafayette, LA | 7 | $55.86 | $79.80 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 6 | $59.52 | $121.12 |
| Monroe, LA | 6 | $79.16 | $168.63 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 5 | $58.28 | $168.71 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $111.02 | $119.56 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $113.88 | $535.76 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $72.70 | $125.16 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $46.24 | $93.48 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $73.94 | $98.02 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $113.60 | $206.30 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 2 | $158.48 | $166.74 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $116.40 | $116.40 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $169.00 | $169.00 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $111.60 | $111.60 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $247.50 | $247.50 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $57.90 | $57.90 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $249.20 | $249.20 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $372.80 | $372.80 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $87.50 | $87.50 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $335.22 | $335.22 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $191.00 | $191.00 |
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
What knee X-ray is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Knee X-ray explained.
Knee X-ray, 3 views in other states
- Alabama$176.80
- Alaska$508.09
- Arizona$183.16
- Arkansas$129.34
- California$459.20
- Colorado$344.62
- Connecticut$310.57
- Delaware$343.80
- District of Columbia$323.14, 3 hospitals
- Florida$685.30
- Georgia$239.25
- Hawaii$289.20
- Idaho$353.48
- Illinois$350.00
- Indiana$229.20
- Iowa$226.50
- Kansas$240.23
- Kentucky$319.20
- Maine$217.18
- Maryland$223.10
- Massachusetts$317.25
- Michigan$193.00
- Minnesota$234.54
- Mississippi$132.00
- Missouri$270.00
- Montana$210.57
- Nebraska$382.98
- Nevada$385.36
- New Hampshire$344.54
- New Jersey$117.49
- New Mexico$297.00
- New York$205.74
- North Carolina$289.17
- North Dakota$184.00
- Ohio$353.02
- Oklahoma$193.70
- Oregon$283.68
- Pennsylvania$399.00
- Puerto Rico$45.00
- Rhode Island$213.00
- South Carolina$300.00
- South Dakota$331.20
- Tennessee$143.09
- Texas$372.14
- Utah$679.71
- Vermont$593.01
- Virginia$335.00
- Washington$310.44
- West Virginia$199.50
- Wisconsin$254.15
- Wyoming$357.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.