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X-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) in New Orleans, LA costs $96 to $5,965. Here's every hospital's price.

4 hospitals in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area publish a cash price for x-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) (CPT 72110). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for x-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) (CPT 72110). The lowest is $96 at St Charles Parish Hospital, the median is $104 and the highest is $5,965 at Omega Hospital, LLC. The most expensive hospital lists 62 times the cheapest for the same code.

The New Orleans, LA median of $104 is 71% below the national median of $358 across 1375 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

4 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $38 to $4,772. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between April 2026 and September 2026. 9 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$96
lowest cash price in New Orleans, LA
St Charles Parish Hospital · 65 mi
$8 below the median
$104
median cash price
4 hospitals
62×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
4/13
hospitals with a cash price
9 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
St Charles Parish Hospital

Luling · 65 mi · File Apr 2026

$96
list $357 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner

Kenner · 66 mi · File Sep 2026

$104
list $372 · lowest of 2 lines
3
St Bernard Parish Hospital

Chalmette · 53 mi · File Apr 2026

$125
list $390 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Omega Hospital, LLC

Metairie · 61 mi · File May 2026

$5,965
list $10,226
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 72110. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 72110, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About x-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views)

CPT 72110 is a set of at least four X-ray images of the lumbar and sacral spine, taken from different angles. It is a common first test for lower-back pain after an injury, and for checking alignment and arthritis. It takes about 15 minutes.

What the price covers

The hospital's price is the technical fee for the X-ray room and technologist. The radiologist's reading is billed separately. Fewer views (72100, two or three views) is a cheaper code; ask which one your doctor ordered.

Why prices vary

Plain X-rays are inexpensive to perform, and the listed hospital prices reflect chargemaster policy more than cost: the same four views can list at $80 in one hospital and $800 in another. Physician offices and urgent-care clinics with their own X-ray equipment are often much cheaper than hospitals.

Questions to ask

  • Is this the price for 72110, and does it include the radiologist reading?
  • Would two or three views (72100) answer my doctor's question?
  • Can I have the X-ray done at an outpatient location or clinic instead?

Hospitals in New Orleans, LA without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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