HIDA scan cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 49 hospitals publish a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $251.60 to $3,949.57, with a median of $583.36. The lowest price is at Ochsner American Legion Hospital (Jennings). The highest price is 15.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $583.36, is 55% below the US median of $1,299.64.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($408.43).
- Louisiana ranks 3rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 49 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 78226. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$251.60Ochsner American Legion Hospital
Median$583.36half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,949.57in Louisiana
Lowest saves$331.76vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital lowest Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC HEPATOBIL IMG INC GALLBLADDER | $251.60 | $740.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC HEPATOBIL IMG INC GALLBLADDER | $258.40 | $1,292.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC HEPATOBIL IMG INC GALLBLADDER | $260.82 | $966.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Imaging of Liver and Bile Duct System | $292.32 | $2,088.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC HEPATOBIL IMG INC GALLBLADDER | $333.70 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA NM HEPATO BIL GB WO CCK | $344.69 | $1,013.79 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $363.68 | $3,767.64 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Imaging of Liver and Bile Duct System | $375.84 | $2,349.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Imaging of Liver and Bile Duct System | $377.58 | $2,697.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Imaging of Liver and Bile Duct System | $377.58 | $2,697.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Imaging of Liver and Bile Duct System | $377.58 | $2,697.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Imaging of Liver and Bile Duct System | $377.58 | $2,697.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 78226 HEPATBL DUCTAL SYS IMG GLBLDR | $379.34 | $1,459.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC HEPATOBIL IMG INC GALLBLADDER | $398.72 | $1,246.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC HEPATOBIL IMG INC GALLBLADDER | $462.28 | $1,651.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC HEPATOBIL IMG INC GALLBLADDER | $498.88 | $1,559.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Imaging of Liver and Bile Duct System | $500.50 | $2,275.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Imaging of Liver and Bile Duct System | $510.30 | $1,890.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC HEPATOBIL IMG INC GALLBLADDER | $511.16 | $1,966.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $514.80 | $1,287.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC HEPATOBIL IMG INC GALLBLADDER | $518.91 | $2,471.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC HEPATOBIL IMG INC GALLBLADDER | $550.48 | $1,966.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC HEPATOBIL IMG INC GALLBLADDER | $568.33 | $2,471.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC HEPATOBIL IMG INC GALLBLADDER | $574.20 | $1,305.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Imaging of Liver and Bile Duct System | $583.36 | $3,646.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC HEPATOBIL IMG INC GALLBLADDER | $599.84 | $2,608.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC HEPATOBIL IMG INC GALLBLADDER | $615.56 | $2,798.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC HEPATOBIL IMG INC GALLBLADDER | $642.46 | $2,471.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $661.95 | $1,103.25 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $662.35 | $1,019.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA CN NM HIDA SCAN WO CCK | $672.00 | $1,120.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC HEPATOBIL IMG INC GALLBLADDER | $741.30 | $2,471.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA NM Hepatobiliary Imaging | $758.00 | $1,516.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA NM HIDA W/O | $770.40 | $963.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $795.30 | $2,651.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA NM HIDA W KINEVAC | $795.30 | $2,651.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA NM Hida Scan | $819.35 | $2,889.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA NM HEPATOBILIARY SCAN | $876.91 | $1,169.21 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA HEPATOBILIARY IMAG | $884.25 | $2,947.50 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA HIDA-SCAN-GB W/O KINEVAC | $944.46 | $1,574.10 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairway Medical Center Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA NM HEPATOBILIARY SCAN | $1,021.08 | $1,854.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC HEPATOBIL IMG INC GALLBLADDER | $1,111.95 | $2,471.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC HEPATOBIL IMG INC GALLBLADDER | $1,196.70 | $1,616.50 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA NM CHOLESCINTIGRAM (HIDA) | $1,347.47 | $1,924.95 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,352.00 | $1,352.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA HEPATOBILIARY IMAG | $1,760.00 | $3,200.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING INCLUDNG GALLBLADDER WHEN PRESENT | $1,886.20 | $2,721.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Hepatobiliary Scan/Disida | $2,940.00 | $3,675.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA Hepatobiliary system imaging, including gallbladder when present; | $3,949.57 | $3,949.57 | 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 | 12 | $260.82 | $419.93 |
| Lafayette, LA | 6 | $518.91 | $691.88 |
| Monroe, LA | 5 | $363.68 | $662.35 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 4 | $333.70 | $885.45 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 3 | $258.40 | $398.72 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $511.16 | $550.48 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $379.34 | $2,164.46 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $661.95 | $740.65 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $251.60 | $598.03 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $344.69 | $570.00 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $514.80 | $933.40 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 2 | $377.58 | $699.33 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $884.25 | $884.25 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $758.00 | $758.00 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $1,760.00 | $1,760.00 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $672.00 | $672.00 |
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 HIDA scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: HIDA scan explained.
HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder in other states
- Alabama$972.00
- Alaska$2,042.23
- Arizona$997.92
- Arkansas$634.71
- California$1,778.32
- Colorado$2,106.40
- Connecticut$1,240.80
- Delaware$1,580.80
- District of Columbia$1,865.33, 3 hospitals
- Florida$2,037.75
- Georgia$1,280.40
- Hawaii$798.00
- Idaho$1,425.00
- Illinois$1,449.18
- Indiana$1,316.25
- Iowa$1,190.73
- Kansas$1,082.45
- Kentucky$900.75
- Maine$1,034.93
- Maryland$1,732.37
- Massachusetts$1,309.00
- Michigan$935.20
- Minnesota$1,221.00
- Mississippi$569.75
- Missouri$1,244.10
- Montana$1,210.60
- Nebraska$1,597.44
- Nevada$1,718.65
- New Hampshire$1,839.00
- New Jersey$511.48
- New Mexico$935.85
- New York$1,031.00
- North Carolina$1,498.50
- North Dakota$1,188.69
- Ohio$1,587.00
- Oklahoma$1,153.30
- Oregon$1,320.00
- Pennsylvania$1,228.80
- Puerto Rico$454.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$621.60
- South Carolina$2,051.19
- South Dakota$1,932.50
- Tennessee$647.11
- Texas$1,602.75
- Utah$2,586.68
- Vermont$1,730.20
- Virginia$1,135.50
- Washington$1,138.40
- West Virginia$851.50
- Wisconsin$1,465.00
- Wyoming$1,133.78
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.