Bladder scope (cystoscopy) Cost in Baton Rouge, LA

Prices at 3 hospitals in Baton Rouge, LA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,742 — 62% above the US median ($1,078), roughly 8.1× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge, LA	$907	$1,201	★ 4/5	179 min	14.6%
Baton Rouge General Medical Center	Baton Rouge, LA	$1,742	$1,076	★ 3/5	207 min	15.5%
The General	Baton Rouge, LA	$1,742	$1,076	—	174 min	15.0%

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 August 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)

$2,488

Cash / self-pay

$1,742

Insurer-negotiated

$1,076

Medicare pays

$216

$1,074$1,742

Median cash $1,742 · Medicare $216 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,742 — about 8.1× the Medicare rate ($216). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($432).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,488 list price could save about $747 (30%).

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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
James Morris, M.D.	Urology	Baton Rouge, LA	139
Robert Taylor, M.D.	Urology	Baton Rouge, LA	100
William Kubricht, M.D.	Urology	Baton Rouge, LA	80
Ayme Schmeeckle, M.D.	Urology	Baton Rouge, LA	78
Stephen Vick, M.D.	Urology	Baton Rouge, LA	77
Angelo Annaloro, M.D.	Urology	Baton Rouge, LA	68
Wesley Porta, M.D.	Urology	Baton Rouge, LA	62
Andrew Mccall, MD	Urology	Baton Rouge, LA	59
Kenneth Blue, M.D.	Urology	Baton Rouge, LA	56
Mark Posner, M.D.	Urology	Baton Rouge, LA	47
Henry Hollier, M.D.	Urology	Baton Rouge, LA	39
Joseph Fougerousse, MD	Urology	Baton Rouge, LA	33

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