Knee MRI with contrast cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 55 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye: from $294.40 to $12,648.48, with a median of $1,242.30. The lowest price is at New Orleans East Hospital (New Orleans). The highest price is 43.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,242.30, is 53% below the US median of $2,669.70.
- That is 3.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
- Louisiana ranks 5th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 55 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 73723. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 31, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$294.40New Orleans East Hospital
Median$1,242.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$12,648.48in Louisiana
Lowest saves$947.90vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans East Hospital lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan of Leg Joint Before and After Contrast | $294.40 | $1,840.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA one side West Monroe · Monroe, LA MRI LE JNT W&WO CONTR RT | $317.37 | $4,296.15 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center one side Springhill · Minden, LA MRI EXT JT LOW RT WWO,Right side | $336.46 | $989.60 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC MRI LOW EXT JT W/WO CONT | $555.60 | $2,778.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC MRI LOW EXT JT W/WO CONT | $614.72 | $1,808.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC MRI LOW EXT JT W/WO CONT | $645.12 | $2,016.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan of Leg Joint Before and After Contrast | $668.50 | $4,775.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC MRI LOW EXT JT W/WO CONT | $694.19 | $1,477.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC MRI LOW EXT JT W/WO CONT | $733.20 | $2,820.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center one side Independence · Hammond, LA MRI SCAN OF LEG JOINT BEFORE AND AFTER CONTRAST | $741.26 | $1,235.43 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Fairway Medical Center one side Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MRI RLE JOINT W/WO CONTRAST | $750.00 | $2,451.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC MRI LOW EXT JT W/WO CONT | $784.28 | $2,801.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC MRI LOW EXT JT W/WO CONT | $789.60 | $2,820.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC MRI LOW EXT JT W/WO CONT | $793.50 | $3,450.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC MRI LOW EXT JT W/WO CONT | $830.50 | $3,775.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 73723 MRI LWR EXTR,JNT W/O & W CONTRAST | $833.30 | $3,205.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital one side Jena · Jena, LA MRI KNEE LT W/WO CONTRAST,Left side (Used to identify procedures performed on the left side of the body) | $859.80 | $1,433.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI ANY JT LOWER EXTREM W/O & W/CONTRAST MATRL | $860.56 | $1,475.25 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC MRI LOW EXT JT W/WO CONT | $893.76 | $4,256.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC MRI LOW EXT JT W/WO CONT | $946.24 | $2,957.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC MRI LOW EXT JT W/WO CONT | $978.88 | $4,256.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan of Leg Joint Before and After Contrast | $984.28 | $4,474.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA MRI of lower extremity joint (knee/ankle) with and without dye | $1,024.50 | $1,707.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC MRI LOW EXT JT W/WO CONT | $1,072.28 | $2,437.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC MRI LOW EXT JT W/WO CONT | $1,106.56 | $4,256.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC MRI LOW EXT JT W/WO CONT | $1,116.45 | $4,135.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan of Leg Joint Before and After Contrast | $1,205.28 | $7,533.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE | $1,242.30 | $4,141.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA MRI scan of leg joint before and after contrast | $1,271.90 | $1,817.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC MRI LOW EXT JT W/WO CONT | $1,276.80 | $4,256.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA MRI(JOINT)LOW EXT W/-W | $1,350.00 | $1,800.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan of Leg Joint Before and After Contrast | $1,355.20 | $9,680.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan of Leg Joint Before and After Contrast | $1,355.20 | $9,680.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MRI Scan of Leg Joint Before and After Contrast | $1,355.20 | $9,680.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan of Leg Joint Before and After Contrast | $1,355.20 | $9,680.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA MRI Scan of Leg Joint Before and After Contrast | $1,470.15 | $5,445.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA MRI W/O CONSTRAST MATERIALS FOLLOWED BY | $1,541.73 | $2,055.64 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital one side Bunkie · Bunkie, LA MRI HIP LT W/WO | $1,600.00 | $1,600.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center one side Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA EXT LWR JOINT W/WO CONTRAST RT | $1,735.60 | $4,339.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center one side Minden · Minden, LA MRI LOW EX JNT W/WO RT | $1,753.50 | $5,845.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC MRI LOW EXT JT W/WO CONT | $1,915.20 | $4,256.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center one side Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA MRI LOW JT LT W/WO | $2,355.75 | $3,141.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center one side Bernice · Monroe, LA MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/WO DYE RIGHT | $2,400.00 | $4,800.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA MRI JOINT LWR EXTR W/O&W/DYE | $2,406.75 | $8,022.50 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital one side St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA INACTIVE | $2,482.79 | $4,137.99 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital one side Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MRI LOWER LT EXT JNT HIP W AND WO CON | $2,508.05 | $2,508.05 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center one side Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA MRI LO EXT ANY JNT W & W/O LT | $2,704.91 | $3,864.15 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA MRI KNEE W&WO CONT | $2,851.20 | $3,564.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center one side Olla · Olla, LA MRI Hip w/ + w/o Contrast Right | $3,002.40 | $3,753.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA MRI scan of leg joint before and after contrast | $3,033.55 | $4,667.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital one side Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA MRI Foot w/ + w/o Contrast Right | $3,237.00 | $3,237.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches one side Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA EXT LWR JOINT W/WO CONTRAST RT | $3,548.00 | $3,548.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center one side Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Mri Knee W/Wo Cst Rt | $3,904.80 | $4,881.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center one side Ruston · Ruston, LA MRI LOW EX JNT W/WO RT | $4,024.90 | $7,318.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center one side Alexandria · Alexandria, LA MRI LW JNT W&WO CONT RT | $12,648.48 | $12,648.48 | 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 | $294.40 | $984.28 |
| Lafayette, LA | 7 | $893.76 | $1,242.30 |
| Monroe, LA | 6 | $317.37 | $1,970.86 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 5 | $555.60 | $2,355.75 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $694.19 | $1,072.28 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $733.20 | $789.60 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $833.30 | $6,740.89 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $614.72 | $819.61 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $336.46 | $1,044.98 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $1,735.60 | $2,641.80 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 2 | $750.00 | $1,052.60 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $1,600.00 | $1,600.00 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $741.26 | $741.26 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $859.80 | $859.80 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $3,237.00 | $3,237.00 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $2,406.75 | $2,406.75 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $1,271.90 | $1,271.90 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $3,002.40 | $3,002.40 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $4,024.90 | $4,024.90 |
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 MRI with contrast is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Knee MRI with contrast explained.
MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, without and then with contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$2,067.92
- Alaska$3,762.51
- Arizona$2,098.13
- Arkansas$1,032.73
- California$4,620.75
- Colorado$3,344.00
- Connecticut$3,273.48
- Delaware$3,547.03
- District of Columbia$2,786.93, 3 hospitals
- Florida$4,881.00
- Georgia$2,508.66
- Hawaii$2,400.00
- Idaho$2,263.00
- Illinois$3,448.00
- Indiana$1,447.52
- Iowa$3,198.00
- Kansas$1,645.38
- Kentucky$2,128.63
- Maine$2,603.00
- Maryland$1,202.47
- Massachusetts$2,980.00
- Michigan$2,504.29
- Minnesota$2,568.76
- Mississippi$1,639.20
- Missouri$2,276.92
- Montana$2,710.97
- Nebraska$3,368.55
- Nevada$3,463.36
- New Hampshire$3,912.93
- New Jersey$721.30
- New Mexico$2,479.20
- New York$2,031.13
- North Carolina$2,925.00
- North Dakota$3,125.10
- Ohio$2,391.35
- Oklahoma$1,791.90
- Oregon$2,672.00
- Pennsylvania$3,524.50
- Puerto Rico$901.23
- Rhode Island$3,257.40
- South Carolina$2,832.60
- South Dakota$4,168.00
- Tennessee$1,256.82
- Texas$3,008.26
- Utah$5,678.24
- Vermont$4,741.50
- Virginia$3,433.50
- Washington$2,928.00
- West Virginia$1,854.00
- Wisconsin$3,415.00
- Wyoming$2,803.53
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.