Office visit, new patient (level 3) Cost in Baton Rouge, LA

Prices at 4 hospitals in Baton Rouge, LA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $143 — 25% below the US median ($189), roughly 1.2× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge, LA	$51	$119	★ 4/5	197 min	—
Baton Rouge General Medical Center	Baton Rouge, LA	$143	$96	★ 3/5	210 min	—
The General	Baton Rouge, LA	$143	$96	—	180 min	—
Womans Hospital	Baton Rouge, LA	$264	$211	★ 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)

$204

Cash / self-pay

$143

Insurer-negotiated

$107

Medicare pays

$118

$78$228

Median cash $143 · Medicare $118 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $143 — about 1.2× the Medicare rate ($118). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($235).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $204 list price could save about $61 (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
Joseph Tullier, DPM	Podiatry	Baton Rouge, LA	320
Patrick Hall, D.P.M.	Podiatry	Baton Rouge, LA	235
William Katzenmeyer, M.D.	Otolaryngology	Baton Rouge, LA	195
Jennifer Osbourne, M.D.	Family Practice	Baton Rouge, LA	178
Joshua Pitre, MD	Dermatology	Baton Rouge, LA	158
Ronald Boudreaux, MD	Gastroenterology	Baton Rouge, LA	156
Elliot Hardy, MD	Otolaryngology	Baton Rouge, LA	147
John Schwab, M.D.	Internal Medicine	Baton Rouge, LA	143
Clif Richardson, DPM	Podiatry	Baton Rouge, LA	141
Stephen Etheredge, M.D.	Sports Medicine	Baton Rouge, LA	135
John Brantley, MD	Dermatology	Baton Rouge, LA	133
Stephanie Frederic, M.D.	Dermatology	Baton Rouge, LA	108

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