Baton Rouge General Medical Center
Baton Rouge General Medical Center charges 3.1x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 75 analyzed procedures, positioning this nonprofit hospital below many industry averages in Louisiana.
Baton Rouge, LA 70809 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
About the analyst
Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
3.07x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
5.88x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
75
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $103,823 | $51,912 | — | 5.9x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $144,448 | $72,224 | — | 5.7x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $74,859 | $37,429 | — | 4.8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $47,110 | $23,555 | — | 4.7x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $101,653 | $50,827 | — | 4.6x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $130,248 | $65,124 | — | 4.5x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $53,474 | $26,737 | — | 4.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $98,496 | $49,248 | — | 4.4x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $55,486 | $27,743 | — | 4.2x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $98,844 | $49,422 | — | 4.1x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $50,523 | $25,262 | — | 4x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $61,643 | $30,821 | — | 4x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $70,094 | $35,047 | — | 4x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $54,509 | $27,254 | — | 3.7x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 270 | $117,817 | $58,908 | — | 3.6x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $91,565 | $45,782 | — | 3.6x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 542 | $37,842 | $18,921 | — | 3.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $19,059 | $9,529 | — | 3.5x |
| POSTOPERATIVE OR POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 856 | $90,145 | $45,073 | — | 3.5x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $15,594 | $7,797 | — | 3.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $11,421 | $5,710 | — | 3.4x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $38,248 | $19,124 | — | 3.4x |
| POSTOPERATIVE AND POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 862 | $38,117 | $19,059 | — | 3.4x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $35,356 | $17,678 | — | 3.4x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $44,203 | $22,101 | — | 3.4x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $15,568 | $7,784 | — | 3.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $16,101 | $8,051 | — | 3.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $13,281 | $6,640 | — | 3.3x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $28,884 | $14,442 | — | 3.3x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $36,861 | $18,431 | — | 3.3x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $33,536 | $16,768 | — | 3.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $13,028 | $6,514 | — | 3.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $18,084 | $9,042 | — | 3.2x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $57,745 | $28,872 | — | 3.2x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $17,087 | $8,543 | — | 3.2x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $58,917 | $29,459 | — | 3.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $8,351 | $4,176 | — | 3.1x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $13,549 | $6,774 | — | 2.9x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $33,927 | $16,963 | — | 2.8x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $90,382 | $45,191 | — | 2.8x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $51,581 | $25,790 | — | 2.8x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $21,359 | $10,680 | — | 2.7x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $16,054 | $8,027 | — | 2.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $18,259 | $9,129 | — | 2.7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $31,272 | $15,636 | — | 2.7x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $13,337 | $6,669 | — | 2.7x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $82,586 | $41,293 | — | 2.7x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $23,757 | $11,878 | — | 2.7x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $12,754 | $6,377 | — | 2.6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $32,304 | $16,152 | — | 2.6x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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