Bone scan cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 53 hospitals publish a cash price for bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine): from $179.80 to $4,489.24, with a median of $549.78. The lowest price is at Ochsner St Mary (Morgan City). The highest price is 25.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $549.78, is 61% below the US median of $1,392.50.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($408.43).
- Louisiana ranks 3rd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 53 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 78306. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$179.80Ochsner St Mary
Median$549.78half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,489.24in Louisiana
Lowest saves$369.98vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner St Mary lowest Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $179.80 | $899.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $223.68 | $699.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $248.64 | $1,184.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $272.32 | $1,184.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $288.36 | $1,068.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $292.06 | $859.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $307.84 | $1,184.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $316.16 | $1,216.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $321.01 | $683.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $340.48 | $1,216.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $344.69 | $1,013.79 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $344.96 | $1,568.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Bone and/or Joint Imaging Whole Body | $349.72 | $2,498.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $355.20 | $1,184.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $359.80 | $1,285.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA BONE/JOINT; WB | $363.68 | $3,383.10 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $368.72 | $838.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA BONE &/JOINT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $382.50 | $655.71 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Bone and/or Joint Imaging Whole Body | $391.20 | $2,445.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $403.20 | $1,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Bone and/or Joint Imaging Whole Body | $417.12 | $1,896.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 78306 BONE AND/OR JOINT IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $428.48 | $1,648.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $521.64 | $2,268.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $532.80 | $1,184.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Bone and/or Joint Imaging Whole Body | $549.78 | $3,927.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Bone and/or Joint Imaging Whole Body | $549.78 | $3,927.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Bone and/or Joint Imaging Whole Body | $549.78 | $3,927.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Bone and/or Joint Imaging Whole Body | $549.78 | $3,927.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA NM Bone Imaging Whole Body Injection | $590.00 | $1,180.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Bone and/or Joint Imaging Whole Body | $607.20 | $3,795.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA WHOLE BODY BONE SCAN | $644.80 | $1,612.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $684.72 | $1,141.20 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA NM-ABSCESS LOC WBODY | $693.15 | $2,310.50 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA BONE/JOINT WHOLE BODY | $710.85 | $2,369.50 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA NM BONE SCAN-WHOLE BODY | $742.20 | $1,237.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $796.25 | $1,225.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA NM Whole Body Bone Scan | $819.35 | $3,213.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $860.30 | $1,229.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $876.91 | $1,169.21 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Bone and/or Joint Imaging Whole Body | $956.07 | $3,541.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Fairway Medical Center Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA NM BONE SCAN WHOLE BODY | $1,021.08 | $1,856.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA NUC MED-GASTRIC EMPTYING STUDY | $1,037.03 | $1,496.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA NM BONE SCAN BODY | $1,131.20 | $1,414.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA NM BONE SCAN TOTAL BODY | $1,150.35 | $1,643.35 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,152.60 | $3,842.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC BONE/JT IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,178.74 | $1,592.25 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA INACTIVE | $1,205.74 | $2,009.57 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA A procedure most commonly ordered to detect areas of abnormal bone growth due to fractures, tumors, infection, or other bone issues | $1,211.43 | $2,019.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA BONE IMAGING WHOLE BODY | $1,574.92 | $2,863.50 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA BONE IMAGING, WHOLE BODY | $1,599.00 | $3,198.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA WHOLE BODY BONE SCAN | $1,693.00 | $1,693.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Bone Whole Body*Routine | $2,682.40 | $3,353.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA NM BONE WHOLE BODY | $4,489.24 | $4,489.24 | 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 | $288.36 | $403.20 |
| Lafayette, LA | 6 | $248.64 | $331.52 |
| Monroe, LA | 6 | $363.68 | $836.58 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 4 | $179.80 | $687.02 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 4 | $321.01 | $702.88 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $316.16 | $340.48 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $428.48 | $2,458.86 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $684.72 | $752.04 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $292.06 | $751.74 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $344.69 | $748.64 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $644.80 | $1,168.90 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 2 | $549.78 | $785.43 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $742.20 | $742.20 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $693.15 | $693.15 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $860.30 | $860.30 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $590.00 | $590.00 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $1,574.92 | $1,574.92 |
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 bone scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Bone scan explained.
Bone scan, whole body (nuclear medicine) in other states
- Alabama$1,100.85
- Alaska$1,972.21
- Arizona$1,424.06
- Arkansas$652.08
- California$2,121.60
- Colorado$2,060.40
- Connecticut$1,582.96
- Delaware$2,067.55
- District of Columbia$1,570.71, 3 hospitals
- Florida$2,538.25
- Georgia$1,275.78
- Hawaii$1,080.10
- Idaho$1,425.00
- Illinois$1,576.38
- Indiana$1,579.50
- Iowa$1,227.20
- Kansas$965.24
- Kentucky$1,336.20
- Maine$1,168.88
- Maryland$1,238.19
- Massachusetts$1,313.90
- Michigan$993.74
- Minnesota$1,224.09
- Mississippi$648.69
- Missouri$1,422.20
- Montana$1,356.72
- Nebraska$1,833.58
- Nevada$1,574.10
- New Hampshire$1,891.00
- New Jersey$525.99
- New Mexico$1,023.33
- New York$985.00
- North Carolina$1,455.00
- North Dakota$1,065.33
- Ohio$1,535.40
- Oklahoma$954.00
- Oregon$1,416.81
- Pennsylvania$1,228.80
- Puerto Rico$369.00
- Rhode Island$601.80
- South Carolina$1,457.70
- South Dakota$1,969.60
- Tennessee$677.21
- Texas$1,570.65
- Utah$2,827.12
- Vermont$2,010.00
- Virginia$1,392.50
- Washington$1,483.25
- West Virginia$871.00
- Wisconsin$1,490.00
- Wyoming$1,664.97
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.