CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast Cost in Baton Rouge, LA

Prices at 6 hospitals in Baton Rouge, LA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,568 — 12% above the US median ($1,396), roughly 12.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge, LA	$278	$156	★ 4/5	197 min	—
Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge, LA	$866	$208	—	—	—
The Spine Hospital of Louisiana	Baton Rouge, LA	$1,530	$147	—	—	—
Baton Rouge General Medical Center	Baton Rouge, LA	$1,606	$197	★ 3/5	210 min	—
The General	Baton Rouge, LA	$1,606	$197	—	180 min	—
Womans Hospital	Baton Rouge, LA	$2,251	$1,801	★ 4/5	147 min	—

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$1,976

Cash / self-pay

$1,568

Insurer-negotiated

$197

Medicare pays

$131

$572$1,929

Median cash $1,568 · Medicare $131 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,568 — about 12.0× the Medicare rate ($131). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($261).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,976 list price could save about $407 (21%).

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Doctors who perform this in Baton Rouge

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Karl Nettles, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Baton Rouge, LA	268
Nicholas Harris, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Baton Rouge, LA	189
Gerard Tassin, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Baton Rouge, LA	162
Matthew Darce	Diagnostic Radiology	Baton Rouge, LA	151
Jonathan Malone, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Baton Rouge, LA	116
Eric White, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Baton Rouge, LA	112
Loay Muftah, MD, DABR	Diagnostic Radiology	Baton Rouge, LA	109
Sang-Ting Tsai, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Baton Rouge, LA	108
Matthew Stair, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Baton Rouge, LA	102
Beau Black, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Baton Rouge, LA	98
Ryan Majoria, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Baton Rouge, LA	95
John Barraza, M.D.	Interventional Radiology	Baton Rouge, LA	90

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