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Hospital prices in Baton Rouge, LA

Baton Rouge, LA metro area: 14 hospitals, 8 with a price file we could read. Pick a procedure to see every hospital's number.

The Baton Rouge, LA metro area has 14 Medicare-certified hospitals (9 acute care, 4 critical access, 1 rural emergency hospital). 8 of them publish a machine-readable price file we could read; the rest either publish nothing, block automated reading, or use a format outside the federal template.

Prices are available for 65 procedures in Baton Rouge, LA, 47 of them with enough hospitals (at least three with a cash price) to compare. The most widely priced is MRI of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast with 8 hospitals, from $363.

The newest file is dated July 2026 and the oldest March 2026; hospitals must update at least yearly and we re-read every file monthly.

Procedures

lowest · median cash price

MRI of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast

CPT 72141 · 8 hospitals

$363

Complete blood count (CBC) with differential

CPT 85025 · 8 hospitals

$10

Partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting test)

CPT 85730 · 8 hospitals

$7

Prothrombin time (blood clotting test)

CPT 85610 · 8 hospitals

$5

Basic metabolic panel (blood test)

CPT 80048 · 8 hospitals

$12

Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test)

CPT 80053 · 8 hospitals

$13

Lipid panel (cholesterol test)

CPT 80061 · 8 hospitals

$14

Liver function panel

CPT 80076 · 8 hospitals

$9

Urinalysis with microscope

CPT 81001 · 8 hospitals

$3

PSA test (prostate)

CPT 84153 · 8 hospitals

$22

TSH test (thyroid)

CPT 84443 · 8 hospitals

$13

CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis, with contrast

CPT 74177 · 8 hospitals

$425

CT scan of the pelvis, with contrast

CPT 72193 · 8 hospitals

$260

New patient office visit (about 45 minutes)

CPT 99204 · 8 hospitals

$35

CT scan of the head, no contrast

CPT 70450 · 8 hospitals

$171

MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine), no contrast

CPT 72148 · 8 hospitals

$363

New patient office visit (about 60 minutes)

CPT 99205 · 8 hospitals

$37

X-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views)

CPT 72110 · 8 hospitals

$93

New patient office visit (about 30 minutes)

CPT 99203 · 7 hospitals

$33

MRI of the brain, with and without contrast

CPT 70553 · 7 hospitals

$556

Transvaginal ultrasound

CPT 76830 · 7 hospitals

$87

Chlamydia test (DNA)

CPT 87491 · 7 hospitals

$41

Ultrasound of the abdomen (complete)

CPT 76700 · 7 hospitals

$76

Screening mammogram (both breasts)

CPT 77067 · 6 hospitals

$59

Established patient office visit (about 40 minutes)

CPT 99215 · 6 hospitals

$31

Sleep study (overnight, attended)

CPT 95810 · 6 hospitals

$1,228

Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts)

CPT 77066 · 6 hospitals

$57

Pregnancy ultrasound (after first trimester)

CPT 76805 · 6 hospitals

$76

Psychotherapy, 45 minutes

CPT 90834 · 5 hospitals

$54

Group psychotherapy

CPT 90853 · 5 hospitals

$59

Physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes)

CPT 97110 · 5 hospitals

$29

Psychotherapy, 30 minutes

CPT 90832 · 5 hospitals

$41

Nerve block injection, lower back, with imaging guidance

CPT 64483 · 4 hospitals

$309

Spinal injection, lower back, with imaging guidance

CPT 62323 · 4 hospitals

$1,020

Family psychotherapy with the patient

CPT 90847 · 4 hospitals

$62

Psychotherapy, 60 minutes

CPT 90837 · 4 hospitals

$54

Gonorrhea test (DNA)

CPT 87591 · 4 hospitals

$17

MRI of the knee or other lower joint, no contrast

CPT 73721 · 4 hospitals

$363

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

CPT 47562 · 3 hospitals

$4,689

Colonoscopy (diagnostic)

CPT 45378 · 3 hospitals

$932

Spinal injection, lower back, no imaging guidance

CPT 62322 · 3 hospitals

$156

Prostate biopsy

CPT 55700 · 3 hospitals

$581

Upper endoscopy (EGD)

CPT 43235 · 3 hospitals

$879

Family psychotherapy without the patient

CPT 90846 · 3 hospitals

$62

Colonoscopy with polyp removal

CPT 45385 · 3 hospitals

$932

Colonoscopy with biopsy

CPT 45380 · 3 hospitals

$932

Inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up)

CPT 49505 · 3 hospitals

$2,735

Hospital stay for digestive disorders, no complications

MS-DRG 392 · 2 hospitals · fewer than 3 with cash price

$1,251

Left heart catheterization

CPT 93452 · 2 hospitals · fewer than 3 with cash price

$4,582

Removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision)

CPT 19120 · 2 hospitals · fewer than 3 with cash price

$4,688

Upper endoscopy with biopsy

CPT 43239 · 2 hospitals · fewer than 3 with cash price

$879

Hysterectomy for non-cancer reasons, no complications

MS-DRG 743 · 2 hospitals · fewer than 3 with cash price

$6,758

Cataract surgery with lens implant

CPT 66984 · 1 hospitals · fewer than 3 with cash price

$4,328

Vaginal delivery hospital stay, no complications

MS-DRG 807 · 1 hospitals · fewer than 3 with cash price

$3,555

Cesarean section hospital stay, no complications

MS-DRG 788 · 1 hospitals · fewer than 3 with cash price

$5,470

Neck (cervical) spinal fusion, no complications

MS-DRG 473 · 1 hospitals · fewer than 3 with cash price

$15,785

Hip or knee replacement, no major complications

MS-DRG 470 · 1 hospitals · fewer than 3 with cash price

$16,996

Preventive visit, new patient age 18 to 39

CPT 99385 · 1 hospitals · fewer than 3 with cash price

$256

Tonsils and adenoids removal (under age 12)

CPT 42820 · 1 hospitals · fewer than 3 with cash price

$14,266

Preventive visit, new patient age 40 to 64

CPT 99386 · 1 hospitals · fewer than 3 with cash price

$308

Shoulder arthroscopy with decompression

CPT 29826 · 0 hospitals · fewer than 3 with cash price

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Laser treatment after cataract surgery (YAG)

CPT 66821 · 0 hospitals · fewer than 3 with cash price

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Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

CPT 29881 · 0 hospitals · fewer than 3 with cash price

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Prostate removal (laparoscopic)

CPT 55866 · 0 hospitals · fewer than 3 with cash price

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Spinal fusion (not neck), no complications

MS-DRG 460 · 0 hospitals · fewer than 3 with cash price

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Hospitals in the metro area

Womans Hospital

Baton Rouge, LA · Acute Care Hospitals

63 procedures · file Apr 2026
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA · Acute Care Hospitals

60 procedures · file Apr 2026
Ochsner St Mary

Morgan City, LA · Acute Care Hospitals

60 procedures · file Apr 2026
Baton Rouge General Medical Center

Baton Rouge, LA · Acute Care Hospitals

54 procedures · file Mar 2026
The General

Baton Rouge, LA · Acute Care Hospitals

54 procedures · file Mar 2026
Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA · Acute Care Hospitals

22 procedures · file Mar 2026
The Spine Hospital of Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA · Acute Care Hospitals

32 procedures · file Jul 2026
Lane Regional Medical Center

Zachary, LA · Acute Care Hospitals

32 procedures · file date unknown
Assumption Community Hospital

Napoleonville, LA · Rural Emergency Hospital

No website on record
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center

Baton Rouge, LA · Acute Care Hospitals

No price file found
Pointe Coupee General Hospital

New Roads, LA · Critical Access Hospitals

No website on record
Prevost Memorial Hospital

Donaldsonville, LA · Critical Access Hospitals

No website on record
St Helena Parish Hospital

Greensburg, LA · Critical Access Hospitals

No website on record
West Feliciana Parish Hospital

Saint Francisville, LA · Critical Access Hospitals

No website on record