Psychiatric evaluation Cost in Baton Rouge, LA (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Baton Rouge, LA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $241 — 10% below the US median ($267), roughly 1.3× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge, LA	$54	$126	★ 4/5	197 min	—
Baton Rouge General Medical Center	Baton Rouge, LA	$241	$182	★ 3/5	210 min	—
The General	Baton Rouge, LA	$241	$182	—	180 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)

$344

Cash / self-pay

$241

Insurer-negotiated

$182

Medicare pays

$188

$91$241

Median cash $241 · Medicare $188 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $241 — about 1.3× the Medicare rate ($188). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($375).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $344 list price could save about $103 (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
Paul Dammers, PHD	Psychologist, Clinical	Baton Rouge, LA	210
Venugopal Vatsavayi, M.D.	Psychiatry	Baton Rouge, LA	193
Cullen Burke, MD	Psychiatry	Baton Rouge, LA	120
Nicole Johnson, PMHNP	Nurse Practitioner	Baton Rouge, LA	105
Jessica Brown, PHD	Psychologist, Clinical	Baton Rouge, LA	97
Lauren Luce, MD	Psychiatry	Baton Rouge, LA	93
Sudheera Rachamallu, M.D.	Psychiatry	Baton Rouge, LA	79
Shirley Griffey, NP	Nurse Practitioner	Baton Rouge, LA	64
Warren Trask, M.D.	Psychiatry	Baton Rouge, LA	63
Eurica Gaston	Nurse Practitioner	Baton Rouge, LA	62
Blake Bourgoyne, MD	Psychiatry	Baton Rouge, LA	56
Haleema Iqbal, M.D	Psychiatry	Baton Rouge, LA	49

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