Stress echocardiogram cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 32 hospitals publish a cash price for stress echocardiogram, complete, including the stress test and supervision: from $229.04 to $2,996.67, with a median of $626.42. The lowest price is at East Jefferson General Hospital (Metairie) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 13.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $626.42, is 62% below the US median of $1,666.84.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($558.25).
- Louisiana ranks 4th of 46 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 93351. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$229.04East Jefferson General Hospital + 3 more
Median$626.42half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,996.67in Louisiana
Lowest saves$397.38vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ultrasound Exam & Cont Monit Heart Perf During Rest Exerc/Drug-Induc Stress W/Contrast | $229.04 | $1,636.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ultrasound Exam & Cont Monit Heart Perf During Rest Exerc/Drug-Induc Stress W/Contrast | $229.04 | $1,636.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital lowest Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Ultrasound Exam & Cont Monit Heart Perf During Rest Exerc/Drug-Induc Stress W/Contrast | $229.04 | $1,636.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ultrasound Exam & Cont Monit Heart Perf During Rest Exerc/Drug-Induc Stress W/Contrast | $229.04 | $1,636.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ultrasound Exam & Cont Monit Heart Perf During Rest Exerc/Drug-Induc Stress W/O Contrast | $249.28 | $1,558.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ultrasound Exam & Cont Monit Heart Perf During Rest Exerc/Drug-Induc Stress W/Contrast | $261.76 | $1,636.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC STRESS ECHO W/MONT & SUPERV | $264.20 | $1,321.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC STRESS ECHO W/MONT & SUPERV | $337.50 | $1,250.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC STRESS ECHO W/MONT & SUPERV | $436.17 | $2,077.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC STRESS ECHO W/MONT & SUPERV | $492.96 | $1,896.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC STRESS ECHO W/MONT & SUPERV | $495.66 | $2,253.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA ECHO TTHRC R-T 2D W/WO M-MODE REST&STRS CONT ECG | $519.73 | $890.97 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC STRESS ECHO W/MONT & SUPERV | $566.44 | $2,023.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC STRESS ECHO W/MONT & SUPERV | $575.68 | $1,799.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ultrasound Exam & Cont Monit Heart Perf During Rest Exerc/Drug-Induc Stress W/Contrast | $583.66 | $2,653.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ultrasound Exam & Cont Monit Heart Perf During Rest Exerc/Drug-Induc Stress W/Contrast | $604.24 | $4,316.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA US STRESS TTE COMPLETE | $648.60 | $1,081.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC STRESS ECHO W/MONT & SUPERV | $685.12 | $2,141.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC STRESS ECHO W/MONT & SUPERV | $690.30 | $2,655.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC STRESS ECHO W/MONT & SUPERV | $735.08 | $1,564.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC STRESS ECHO W/MONT & SUPERV | $743.40 | $2,655.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA STRESS TTE COMPLETE | $800.62 | $1,334.37 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC STRESS ECHO W/MONT & SUPERV | $820.18 | $3,566.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ultrasound Exam & Cont Monit Heart Perf During Rest Exerc/Drug-Induc Stress W/Contrast | $978.48 | $3,624.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC STRESS ECHO W/MONT & SUPERV | $992.20 | $2,255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 93351 TTE RST/STR W/CONT EKG | $1,025.18 | $3,943.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Echo Stress&Rest 2d/M; Cont.Ecg | $1,071.85 | $3,847.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC STRESS ECHO W/MONT SUPERV | $1,258.51 | $1,700.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA STRESS TTE COMPLETE | $1,398.39 | $1,997.70 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA NI-TTE STRESS CON WO | $1,485.00 | $4,950.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Echo Stress W/Interp | $2,412.00 | $3,015.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA NI TTE STRESS CON WO | $2,996.67 | $5,448.50 | Jun 19, 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
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 | $229.04 | $495.66 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 3 | $264.20 | $685.12 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $735.08 | $992.20 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $690.30 | $743.40 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $800.62 | $936.24 |
| Lafayette, LA | 2 | $436.17 | $464.56 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $1,025.18 | $1,025.18 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $648.60 | $648.60 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $1,485.00 | $1,485.00 |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $820.18 | $820.18 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $2,996.67 | $2,996.67 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $229.04 | $229.04 |
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 stress echocardiogram is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Stress echocardiogram explained.
Stress echocardiogram, complete, including the stress test and supervision in other states
- Alabama$872.50
- Alaska$1,720.25
- Arizona$1,012.96
- Arkansas$546.96
- California$3,178.40
- Colorado$4,257.61
- Connecticut$1,094.50, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$1,521.24, 4 hospitals
- District of Columbia$1,464.79, 1 hospital
- Florida$2,657.40
- Georgia$1,217.40
- Hawaii$1,383.90
- Idaho$1,910.00
- Illinois$1,673.13
- Indiana$1,794.45
- Iowa$1,455.35
- Kansas$1,247.64
- Kentucky$1,016.10
- Maine$1,160.94
- Maryland$2,204.75, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$1,714.50
- Michigan$1,182.28
- Minnesota$1,653.40
- Mississippi$520.00
- Missouri$1,723.15
- Montana$1,165.14
- Nebraska$1,804.28
- Nevada$1,359.95
- New Hampshire$1,993.96
- New Jersey$702.45
- New Mexico$1,074.49
- New York$1,158.43
- North Carolina$1,261.12
- North Dakota$924.80
- Ohio$2,049.45
- Oklahoma$1,169.26
- Oregon$1,784.00
- Pennsylvania$1,821.00
- Puerto Rico$525.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,089.55, 3 hospitals
- South Carolina$1,500.00
- South Dakota$2,314.40
- Tennessee$475.31
- Texas$2,680.20
- Utah$5,083.68
- Vermont$2,683.90
- Virginia$1,714.20
- Washington$1,133.10
- West Virginia$939.50
- Wisconsin$2,050.62
- Wyoming$1,434.35
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.