CT scan of the pelvis with and 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 $2,096 — 20% above the US median ($1,742), roughly 8.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA $435 $244 ★ 4/5 179 min 14.6%
Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA $1,655 $316 14.5%
The Spine Hospital of Louisiana Baton Rouge, LA $1,980 $324 16.4%
Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA $2,211 $289 ★ 3/5 207 min 15.5%
The General Baton Rouge, LA $2,211 $289 174 min 15.0%
Womans Hospital Baton Rouge, LA $2,779 $2,223 ★ 4/5 147 min 14.8%

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 June 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)
$2,493
Cash / self-pay
$2,096
Insurer-negotiated
$303
Medicare pays
$251
$1,045$2,495
Median cash $2,096  ·  Medicare $251  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,096 — about 8.4× the Medicare rate ($251). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($501).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,493 list price could save about $397 (16%).

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