Wrist fracture care, no reset cost in Baton Rouge, LA — inpatient
In Baton Rouge, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for closed treatment of a wrist (distal radius) fracture, no resetting as an inpatient: from $284.60 to $432.64, with a median of $358.62. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner St Mary — $74.02 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $231.60 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 25600, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Baton Rouge, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner St Mary lowest Morgan City, LA · (985) 384-2200 HC CL TX OF DIST RAD FX/ES, WO MA | $284.60 | $1,423.00 | — | 80% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 752-2470 HC CL TX OF DIST RAD FX/ES, WO MA | $432.64 | $1,352.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $284.60, median $358.62, highest $432.64 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $284.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
This is treatment of a broken distal radius, the forearm bone near the wrist, when the bone does not need to be pushed back into place and no surgery is done. Treatment is usually a splint or cast and follow-up checks.
What the price covers
The code covers the fracture care; for the treating doctor this usually includes follow-up visits over the following weeks. X-rays, the emergency room visit and casting supplies may be billed separately.