X-ray of the ankle Cost in Baton Rouge, LA (2026)

Prices at 6 hospitals in Baton Rouge, LA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $259 — 6% below the US median ($276), roughly 7.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge, LA	$87	$67	★ 4/5	197 min	—
The Spine Hospital of Louisiana	Baton Rouge, LA	$126	$89	—	—	—
Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge, LA	$209	$91	—	—	—
Baton Rouge General Medical Center	Baton Rouge, LA	$310	$84	★ 3/5	210 min	—
The General	Baton Rouge, LA	$310	$84	—	180 min	—
Womans Hospital	Baton Rouge, LA	$389	$311	★ 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)

$334

Cash / self-pay

$259

Insurer-negotiated

$87

Medicare pays

$37

$106$349

Median cash $259 · Medicare $37 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $259 — about 7.0× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $334 list price could save about $74 (22%).

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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
Catherine Riche, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Baton Rouge, LA	247
Brian Perry, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Baton Rouge, LA	205
James Lalonde, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Baton Rouge, LA	186
Julie Neumann, M.D.	Sports Medicine	Baton Rouge, LA	60
John Whatley, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Baton Rouge, LA	40
Gordon Blanchard, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Baton Rouge, LA	37
Patrick Hall, D.P.M.	Podiatry	Baton Rouge, LA	36
Anthony Vanduzee, PAC	Physician Assistant	Baton Rouge, LA	28
Zachary Rohr, DPM	Podiatry	Baton Rouge, LA	24
Kevin Riche, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Baton Rouge, LA	19
Robert Rabalais, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Baton Rouge, LA	15

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