Stress echocardiogram (complete) Cost in Baton Rouge, LA

Prices at 3 hospitals in Baton Rouge, LA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,431 — 9% below the US median ($1,573), roughly 6.1× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge, LA	$685	$559	★ 4/5	197 min	—
Baton Rouge General Medical Center	Baton Rouge, LA	$1,431	$1,039	★ 3/5	210 min	—
The General	Baton Rouge, LA	$1,431	$1,039	—	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)

$2,045

Cash / self-pay

$1,431

Insurer-negotiated

$1,039

Medicare pays

$233

$834$1,431

Median cash $1,431 · Medicare $233 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,431 — about 6.1× the Medicare rate ($233). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($467).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,045 list price could save about $613 (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
Denzil Moraes, M.D.	Cardiology	Baton Rouge, LA	100
Joseph Cefalu, MD	Cardiology	Baton Rouge, LA	45
Fred Petty, MD	Cardiology	Baton Rouge, LA	34
Terry Zellmer, MD	Cardiology	Baton Rouge, LA	30
John Mclachlan, M.D.	Cardiology	Baton Rouge, LA	26
Charles Smith, M.D.	Cardiology	Baton Rouge, LA	22
Tara Jarreau, M.D.	Cardiology	Baton Rouge, LA	20
Andrew Rees, M.D.	Interventional Cardiology	Baton Rouge, LA	16

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