CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$110
about 1.0× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $89–$136
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$114
About the fair price
about $4 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $110 This hospital $114 Cash price $223 Hospital's list price $696

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 LA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $80 Priciest $114

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 LA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Drug screening test is about $110 (about 1.0× the $114 Medicare rate). Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge charges insurers about $114, or about $223 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Baton Rouge, LA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company Price range vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor $89 - $114 78%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $114 - $227 100%
Aetnamajor $91 - $291 80%
Cignamajor $407 356%
Humanamajor $89 - $114 78%
AmeriHealth $91 80%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans $90 - $522
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 17000 Medical Center Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70816
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals