Lower leg X-ray cost in Baton Rouge, LA
In Baton Rouge, LA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for lower leg X-ray (tibia and fibula), 2 views: from $47.80 to $247.70, with a median of $134.13. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner St Mary — $86.33 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $113.68 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 73590, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 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 LEG AP/LAT (TIBIA/FIBULA) | $47.80 | $239.00 | $30.26–$203.82 | 80% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 752-2470 HC LEG AP/LAT (TIBIA/FIBULA) | $49.60 | $155.00 | $25.49–$131.75 | 68% | — source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital one side Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 XR TIBIA FIBULA LT,Left Side | $101.00 | $101.00 | $24.95–$101.00 | — | — source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital one side Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 XR TIBIA FIBULA RT | $101.00 | $101.00 | $24.95–$101.00 | — | — source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center one side Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 408-8080 TIB/FIB AP/LAT LT | $167.25 | $223.00 | $24.28–$223.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center one side Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 408-8080 TIB/FIB AP/LAT RT | $167.25 | $223.00 | $24.28–$223.00 | 25% | — source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital one side St Francisville, LA · (225) 635-3811 TIB/FIB 2 VIEWS LT | $228.31 | $380.51 | — | 40% | — source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital one side St Francisville, LA · (225) 635-3811 TIB/FIB 2 VIEWS RT | $228.31 | $380.51 | — | 40% | — source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital one side St Francisville, LA · (225) 635-3811 TIB/FIB LT 1 VIEW | $228.31 | $380.51 | — | 40% | — source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital one side St Francisville, LA · (225) 635-3811 TIB/FIB RT 1 VIEW | $228.31 | $380.51 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center one side Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 X TIBIA/FIBULA 2VIEWS LEFT | $247.70 | $353.85 | $21.00–$272.46 | 30% | — source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center one side Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 X TIBIA/FIBULA 2VIEWS RIGHT | $247.70 | $353.85 | $21.00–$272.46 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $47.80, median $134.13, highest $247.70 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $101.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A lower leg X-ray takes two pictures of the shinbone (tibia) and the thinner bone beside it (fibula). It is ordered after a fall, twist or direct blow to check for a fracture, and to follow a known fracture as it heals.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.