Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge
8080 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70810 · 57 Priced Procedures · 89% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are 15% below the fair benchmark (0.85×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Uniform Value Leader · Low-Cost Across Departments
Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (1.1× Medicare, p50 0.94× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (1.0× Medicare, p75 0.97× Fair BaseRate). Both insured and self-pay patients benefit from below-benchmark rates across departments.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Elective shoppable care is priced 15% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.85×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 12% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (67/100 safety score) with 89% patient recommendation
- Binding Good Faith Estimate rights under 45 CFR § 149.610 protect self-pay patients before scheduling
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 1.4× markup over Medicare rates
- Commercial insurance median sits at 0.94× Fair BaseRate (1.1× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Specialty infusion drugs (J-codes) average 1.3× Medicare — verify per-unit billing on itemized statements
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 2,316) limits in-network hospital competition (Moderately Concentrated (1,500–2,500))
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
Procedure Prices at Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 57 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $1,013 | 1.0× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $489 | 1.0× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $415 | 0.8× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $365 | 0.8× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $289 | 0.9× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $255 | 0.9× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $248 | 0.8× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $265 | 0.8× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $256 | 0.7× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $222 | 0.9× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $203 | 0.8× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $163 | 1.0× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $163 | 1.0× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $163 | 1.0× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $155 | 1.0× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $156 | 0.9× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $144 | 0.9× |
| X-ray, hip CPT Code: 73502 | $82 | 0.9× |
| X-ray, chest (two views) CPT Code: 71046 | $81 | 0.9× |
| X-ray, pelvis CPT Code: 72170 | $95 | 0.9× |
| X-ray, lower back CPT Code: 72110 | $95 | 0.8× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $99 | 0.8× |
| X-ray, chest (single view) CPT Code: 71045 | $81 | unverified |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only) CPT Code: 93005 | $57 | 0.9× |
| X-ray, shoulder CPT Code: 73030 | $79 | 0.9× |
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Above Standard 400% FPL Financial-Assistance Ceiling
At 274% FPL, you exceed the standard 400% FPL tier, though medical-hardship caps (when bills exceed 10% of annual income) may still apply.
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($3,272) Beats Your Bill
Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $3,272 (vs. $1,013 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $1,021 Fair BaseRate ($877 Medicare)
Your bill ($4,363) is $3,342 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($1,021) and 5.0× the $877 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge as a non-501(c)(3) facility. Federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) statutory charity-care caps apply specifically to tax-exempt nonprofit hospitals, though state hospital fair-pricing statutes and prompt-pay self-pay discounts may still apply.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2025-11-21·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2025-09-05·cap_corrective_action
CAP Request
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (89 completed HCAHPS patient surveys). Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge.
Notable Payer Contract Outliers (SVD Matrix Anomalies)
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.