PET/CT scan cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $748.40 to $9,785.28, with a median of $1,947.68. The lowest price is at Ochsner St Mary (Morgan City). The highest price is 13.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,947.68, is 56% below the US median of $4,426.00.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,460.92).
- Louisiana ranks 4th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 24 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 78815. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$748.40Ochsner St Mary
Median$1,947.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$9,785.28in Louisiana
Lowest saves$1,199.28vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner St Mary lowest Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC PET + CT SCAN, SKULL TO MID THIGH | $748.40 | $3,742.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC PET + CT SCAN, SKULL TO MID THIGH | $813.40 | $2,905.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,034.16 | $1,772.85 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Nuclear Medicine Study With CT Imaging Skull Base to Mid-Thigh | $1,093.54 | $7,811.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC PET + CT SCAN, SKULL TO MID THIGH | $1,100.16 | $3,438.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $1,300.84 | $11,640.58 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC PET + CT SCAN, SKULL TO MID THIGH | $1,699.06 | $7,723.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 78815 PET SKULL BASE-MID THIGH | $1,828.84 | $7,034.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC PET + CT SCAN, SKULL TO MID THIGH | $1,889.79 | $8,999.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Nuclear Medicine Study With CT Imaging Skull Base to Mid-Thigh | $1,947.68 | $13,912.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Nuclear Medicine Study With CT Imaging Skull Base to Mid-Thigh | $1,947.68 | $13,912.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Nuclear Medicine Study With CT Imaging Skull Base to Mid-Thigh | $1,947.68 | $13,912.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Nuclear Medicine Study With CT Imaging Skull Base to Mid-Thigh | $1,947.68 | $13,912.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Nuclear Medicine Study With CT Imaging Skull Base to Mid-Thigh | $2,130.26 | $9,683.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC PET + CT SCAN, SKULL TO MID THIGH | $2,339.74 | $8,999.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Nuclear Medicine Study With CT Imaging Skull Base to Mid-Thigh | $2,351.36 | $14,696.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $2,519.53 | $4,199.21 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Nuclear Medicine Study With CT Imaging Skull Base to Mid-Thigh | $3,026.16 | $11,208.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA PET CT Skull to Midthigh w/ Ga68 | $3,668.00 | $7,336.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC PET CT SCAN SKULL TO MID THIGH | $3,784.78 | $5,112.50 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA BB PET NETSPOT | $5,398.44 | $7,712.05 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan | $5,533.45 | $8,513.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA NM PET W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $6,558.75 | $11,925.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA Positron emission tomography (PET) with concurrently acquired computed tomography (CT) for attenuation correction and anatomical localization imaging; skull base to mid-thigh | $9,785.28 | $9,785.28 | 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 | 10 | $813.40 | $1,947.68 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 3 | $748.40 | $1,100.16 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $1,828.84 | $5,807.06 |
| Lafayette, LA | 2 | $1,889.79 | $2,114.76 |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $1,300.84 | $3,417.14 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $2,519.53 | $2,519.53 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $3,784.78 | $3,784.78 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $3,668.00 | $3,668.00 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $6,558.75 | $6,558.75 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $1,947.68 | $1,947.68 |
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 PET/CT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: PET/CT scan explained.
PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh in other states
- Alabama$3,334.35
- Alaska$9,141.60, 1 hospital
- Arizona$5,742.76
- Arkansas$1,652.12
- California$7,218.40
- Colorado$7,146.56
- Connecticut$7,222.84
- Delaware$6,480.73
- District of Columbia$5,840.75, 3 hospitals
- Florida$5,759.00
- Georgia$3,529.11
- Hawaii$3,532.20
- Idaho$6,944.40
- Illinois$5,905.20
- Indiana$4,058.40
- Iowa$4,210.40
- Kansas$3,803.29
- Kentucky$3,743.14
- Maine$3,271.10
- Maryland$6,530.25
- Massachusetts$5,553.00
- Michigan$5,519.90
- Minnesota$2,782.85
- Mississippi$2,966.64
- Missouri$4,270.46
- Montana$5,464.42
- Nebraska$5,350.49
- Nevada$1,555.00
- New Hampshire$3,871.28
- New Jersey$1,850.11
- New Mexico$3,573.00
- New York$4,004.95
- North Carolina$3,952.20
- North Dakota$3,949.14
- Ohio$4,854.75
- Oklahoma$3,981.64
- Oregon$4,612.98
- Pennsylvania$7,245.60
- Puerto Rico$6,250.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$3,703.00, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$4,294.75
- South Dakota$7,357.20, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$1,999.84
- Texas$4,263.76
- Utah$2,964.92, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$6,743.68, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$4,409.00
- Washington$4,391.15
- West Virginia$3,362.75
- Wisconsin$4,245.00
- Wyoming$7,654.00, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.