Hospital Profile Acute Care Hospitals Proprietary

Northern Louisiana Medical Center

401 EAST VAUGHN AVE, Ruston, LA 71270

CMS Overall Rating ★★☆☆☆

How this hospital's prices compare 93 procedures scored

1.0×

the fair BaseRate, typically

about the fair price

Across 93 shoppable procedures, Northern Louisiana Medical Center typically charges about the fair BaseRate for the procedures it prices. 8 of them run 30%+ above the fair BaseRate.

Where it's most above the fair price

Breathing treatment (nebulizer) fair $207 → $370 1.8×
Physical therapy (functional capacity test) fair $45 → $68 1.5×
Hepatitis B vaccine fair $48 → $70 1.5×

How we calculate the BaseRate →

Northern Louisiana Medical Center publishes prices for 93 shoppable procedures in Ruston, LA. It's classified by CMS as Acute Care Hospitals (Proprietary). CMS rates it 2/5 stars, and 47% of patients would recommend it.

Facility Overview

Setting: rural Bed Count: 122 Beds Teaching Status: Non-Teaching Annual Discharges: 2,833

Patient Experience

Recommendation Rate: 47% High Patient Rating: 51% ER Wait Time (Med): 130 min Readmission Rate: same

Pricing & Transparency

Procedures Mapped: 93 codes Typical vs Fair BaseRate: 1.0× Price File In Index: Yes MRF Version: 3.0.0

Prices at Northern Louisiana Medical Center

Every shoppable procedure, ranked by how far its price sits above the fair BaseRate. Fair BaseRate is the modeled typical charge; vs Fair is how many times higher this hospital's price is.

Search Procedures & Codes

Procedure & Code	Cash Price	This Hospital	Fair BaseRate	vs Fair
Breathing treatment (nebulizer) CPT Code: `94640`	$218	$370	$207	1.8×
Physical therapy (functional capacity test) CPT Code: `97750`	$147	$68	$45	1.5×
Hepatitis B vaccine HCPCS Code: `90744`	$91	$70	$48	1.5×
Diagnostic procedure preparation HCPCS Code: `G0279`	$45	$45	$32	1.4×
Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: `95810`	$5,222	$1,830	$1,304	1.4×
Blood transfusion CPT Code: `36430`	$2,207	$781	$560	1.4×
Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: `93306`	$3,073	$969	$700	1.4×
MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella) HCPCS Code: `90707`	$275	$218	$165	1.3×
Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: `451`	—	$35,887	$27,714	1.3×
Tdap vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) HCPCS Code: `90715`	$161	$87	$67	1.3×
X-ray, pelvis CPT Code: `72170`	$335	$226	$177	1.3×
Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: `470`	—	$21,428	$17,346	1.2×
Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: `392`	—	$8,661	$7,109	1.2×
Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: `871`	—	$21,579	$17,903	1.2×
X-ray, lower back CPT Code: `72110`	$578	$226	$189	1.2×
Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: `322`	—	$19,585	$16,438	1.2×
Electrical stimulation therapy HCPCS Code: `G0283`	$121	$17	$15	1.2×
Physical therapy (neuromuscular re-education) CPT Code: `97112`	$147	$41	$36	1.1×
Occupational therapy (self-care training) CPT Code: `97535`	$150	$40	$36	1.1×
CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: `74177`	$5,410	$769	$700	1.1×
Physical therapy (gait training) CPT Code: `97116`	$125	$36	$33	1.1×
Screening mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: `77067`	$372	$146	$136	1.1×
Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: `77066`	$426	$180	$170	1.1×
Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: `76705`	$808	$226	$214	1.1×
Blood test, potassium CPT Code: `84132`	$116	$5	$5	1.1×
Blood test, comprehensive metabolic panel CPT Code: `80053`	$267	$11	$10	1.1×
Culture, bacterial CPT Code: `87070`	$238	$9	$9	1.0×
Blood test, magnesium CPT Code: `83735`	$169	$7	$7	1.0×
Blood test, sodium CPT Code: `84295`	$121	$5	$5	1.0×
Physical therapy (manual therapy) CPT Code: `97140`	$133	$33	$32	1.0×
Blood test, ferritin (iron stores) CPT Code: `82728`	$78	$14	$14	1.0×
Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only) CPT Code: `93005`	$212	$111	$108	1.0×
Blood test, complete blood count (CBC) CPT Code: `85025`	$196	$8	$8	1.0×
Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c) CPT Code: `83036`	$28	$10	$10	1.0×
Blood test, vitamin D CPT Code: `82306`	$747	$30	$29	1.0×
X-ray, ankle CPT Code: `73610`	$478	$161	$158	1.0×
Blood test, lipase CPT Code: `83690`	$174	$7	$7	1.0×
Blood test, thyroid (TSH) CPT Code: `84443`	$424	$17	$17	1.0×
Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney) CPT Code: `84520`	$100	$4	$4	1.0×
Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: `76856`	$808	$226	$223	1.0×
Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: `43239`	$1,113	$1,000	$988	1.0×
X-ray, hip CPT Code: `73502`	$335	$161	$159	1.0×
Blood test, glucose (blood sugar) CPT Code: `82947`	$59	$4	$4	1.0×
X-ray, shoulder CPT Code: `73030`	$478	$161	$159	1.0×
X-ray, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: `72040`	$335	$161	$160	1.0×
X-ray, hand CPT Code: `73130`	$478	$161	$161	1.0×
Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: `76536`	$808	$226	$226	1.0×
Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: `76700`	$808	$226	$226	1.0×
CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: `74176`	$4,096	$469	$468	1.0×
X-ray, chest (single view) CPT Code: `71045`	$251	$161	$161	1.0×
Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: `45378`	$1,113	$1,000	$1,001	1.0×
X-ray, foot CPT Code: `73630`	$478	$161	$161	1.0×
MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: `70553`	$4,025	$769	$771	1.0×
Blood test, clotting time (PTT) CPT Code: `85730`	$151	$6	$6	1.0×
CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: `70460`	$2,705	$367	$368	1.0×
Typhoid vaccine HCPCS Code: `90675`	$1,192	$452	$454	1.0×
Blood test, vitamin B12 CPT Code: `82607`	$380	$15	$15	1.0×
Prostate cancer screening (blood test) HCPCS Code: `G0103`	$464	$19	$19	1.0×
Hepatitis C antibody test CPT Code: `86803`	$360	$14	$14	1.0×
Blood test, liver function panel CPT Code: `80076`	$583	$8	$8	1.0×
Blood test, PSA (prostate screen) CPT Code: `84153`	$464	$18	$18	1.0×
Blood test, creatinine (kidney) CPT Code: `82565`	$129	$5	$5	1.0×
Hepatitis B immune globulin HCPCS Code: `90371`	$499	$190	$195	1.0×
Blood test, cholesterol (lipid panel) CPT Code: `80061`	$301	$13	$13	1.0×
Culture, blood CPT Code: `87040`	$305	$10	$10	1.0×
Blood test, calcium CPT Code: `82310`	$130	$5	$5	1.0×
MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: `70551`	$2,814	$469	$485	1.0×
Urinalysis (automated, with microscopy) CPT Code: `81001`	$80	$3	$3	1.0×
MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: `73721`	$4,112	$469	$486	1.0×
Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: `93970`	$1,274	$469	$486	1.0×
X-ray, chest (two views) CPT Code: `71046`	$335	$161	$167	1.0×
Blood test, basic metabolic panel CPT Code: `80048`	$214	$8	$8	1.0×
CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: `70470`	$3,207	$367	$390	0.9×
MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: `72148`	$2,814	$469	$501	0.9×
Blood test, clotting time (PT/INR) CPT Code: `85610`	$99	$4	$4	0.9×
Orthotic fitting and training CPT Code: `97760`	$151	$43	$46	0.9×
Blood test, amylase CPT Code: `82150`	$164	$6	$6	0.9×
Drug screening test HCPCS Code: `G0480`	$382	$114	$126	0.9×
Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: `90375`	$975	$386	$428	0.9×
Occupational therapy (therapeutic activities) CPT Code: `97530`	$150	$33	$37	0.9×
Physical therapy (therapeutic exercise) CPT Code: `97110`	$142	$27	$30	0.9×
CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: `71250`	$2,048	$226	$261	0.9×
CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: `70450`	$2,048	$226	$262	0.9×
CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: `72192`	$2,048	$226	$265	0.9×
CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: `72131`	$2,048	$226	$267	0.8×
CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: `72125`	$2,048	$226	$272	0.8×
Blood test, hemoglobin CPT Code: `85018`	$245	$2	$2	0.8×
CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: `70486`	$2,048	$226	$282	0.8×
Speech therapy (language evaluation) CPT Code: `92507`	$312	$71	$90	0.8×
Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair CPT Code: `29881`	$1,732	$1,400	$2,759	0.5×
Hospital observation (per hour) HCPCS Code: `G0378`	$262	$42	$89	0.5×
Blood antibody screen CPT Code: `86850`	$214	$10	$28	0.4×
Total knee replacement CPT Code: `27447`	$2,021	—	$7,189	—