PET scan cost in Baton Rouge, LA

Prices at 4 hospitals in Baton Rouge, LA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $5,260 — 14% above the US median ($4,602).

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA $1,238 $1,444 ★ 4/5 197 min —
Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA $5,260 $1,398 ★ 3/5 210 min —
The General Baton Rouge, LA $5,260 $1,398 — 180 min —
Womans Hospital Baton Rouge, LA $6,746 $5,453 ★ 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)
$7,130
Cash / self-pay
$5,260
Insurer-negotiated
$1,421
$2,444$6,300
Median cash $5,260  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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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
Nina Gazmen, M.D.Nuclear MedicineBaton Rouge, LA289
Jingya Wang, M.D.Radiation OncologyBaton Rouge, LA214
Gregory Henkelmann, MDRadiation OncologyBaton Rouge, LA186
Adam Harris, MDDiagnostic RadiologyBaton Rouge, LA178
Andrew Elson, MDRadiation OncologyBaton Rouge, LA152
Heather Haddad, MDDiagnostic RadiologyBaton Rouge, LA107
Konstantin Kovtun, M.D.Radiation OncologyBaton Rouge, LA106
John Harris, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyBaton Rouge, LA83
Maurice King, M.D.Radiation OncologyBaton Rouge, LA71
Emma Lindsey, MDDiagnostic RadiologyBaton Rouge, LA64
Charles Wood, MDRadiation OncologyBaton Rouge, LA63
Mark Wofford, MDDiagnostic RadiologyBaton Rouge, LA52

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