CT angiography of the chest cost in Baton Rouge, LA

Prices at 6 hospitals in Baton Rouge, LA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,919 — 4% above the US median ($1,836), roughly 6.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA $434 $244 ★ 4/5 197 min —
The Spine Hospital of Louisiana Baton Rouge, LA $1,530 $324 — — —
Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA $1,551 $316 — — —
Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA $2,287 $301 ★ 3/5 210 min —
The General Baton Rouge, LA $2,287 $301 — 180 min —
Womans Hospital Baton Rouge, LA $2,765 $2,212 ★ 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)
$2,417
Cash / self-pay
$1,919
Insurer-negotiated
$309
Medicare pays
$281
$982$2,526
Median cash $1,919  ·  Medicare $281  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,919 — about 6.8× the Medicare rate ($281). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($561).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,417 list price could save about $498 (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.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Karl Nettles, MDDiagnostic RadiologyBaton Rouge, LA141
Gerard Tassin, MDDiagnostic RadiologyBaton Rouge, LA120
Sang-Ting Tsai, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyBaton Rouge, LA96
Loay Muftah, MD, DABRDiagnostic RadiologyBaton Rouge, LA86
Matthew DarceDiagnostic RadiologyBaton Rouge, LA79
Victor Mccoy, MDDiagnostic RadiologyBaton Rouge, LA73
Scott Schuber, MDDiagnostic RadiologyBaton Rouge, LA68
Matthew Stair, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyBaton Rouge, LA65
Ryan Majoria, MDDiagnostic RadiologyBaton Rouge, LA63
Clayton Mccuiston, DODiagnostic RadiologyBaton Rouge, LA62
Travis Banta, MDDiagnostic RadiologyBaton Rouge, LA59
Devan Moody, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyBaton Rouge, LA35

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