Emergency department visit (level 4) Cost in Baton Rouge, LA

Prices at 4 hospitals in Baton Rouge, LA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,042 — 10% above the US median ($949), roughly 8.8× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge, LA	$476	$749	★ 4/5	197 min	—
Baton Rouge General Medical Center	Baton Rouge, LA	$1,042	$1,434	★ 3/5	210 min	—
The General	Baton Rouge, LA	$1,042	$1,434	—	180 min	—
Womans Hospital	Baton Rouge, LA	$1,353	$1,082	★ 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)

$1,488

Cash / self-pay

$1,042

Insurer-negotiated

$1,258

Medicare pays

$118

$646$1,260

Median cash $1,042 · Medicare $118 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,042 — about 8.8× the Medicare rate ($118). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($236).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,488 list price could save about $446 (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
Clyde Patroni, M.D.	Emergency Medicine	Baton Rouge, LA	327
Tanveer Mughal, MD	Emergency Medicine	Baton Rouge, LA	187
Benjamin Gibson, MD	Emergency Medicine	Baton Rouge, LA	168
Jason Mook	Emergency Medicine	Baton Rouge, LA	154
Jeanie Landes, RN	Nurse Practitioner	Baton Rouge, LA	151
Craig Andrews, M.D.	Emergency Medicine	Baton Rouge, LA	143
Daniel Jones, M.D.	Emergency Medicine	Baton Rouge, LA	139
Benjamin Nguyen	Emergency Medicine	Baton Rouge, LA	129
Aaron Tiffee, M.D.	Emergency Medicine	Baton Rouge, LA	126
Daniel Dial, M.D.	Internal Medicine	Baton Rouge, LA	124
Gianluca Cerri, M.D.	Emergency Medicine	Baton Rouge, LA	122
Brian Western, DO	Emergency Medicine	Baton Rouge, LA	122

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