The Spine Hospital of Louisiana
10105 Park Row Circle, Suite 250, Baton Rouge, LA 70810 · 68 Priced Procedures · 87% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are 12% below the fair benchmark (0.88×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.88× fair market pricing.
Uniform Value Leader · Low-Cost Across Departments
The Spine Hospital of Louisiana maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.9× Medicare, p50 0.88× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (1.0× Medicare, p75 0.96× 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 12% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.88×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 5% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- 4-Star CMS clinical rating with 87% patient recommendation (75/100 safety score)
- Binding Good Faith Estimate rights under 45 CFR § 149.610 protect self-pay patients before scheduling
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (0.88× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
- Captive ER (1.3×) & laboratory (0.6×) services average 1.11× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.9×)
- Specialty infusion drugs (J-codes) average 1.1× Medicare — verify per-unit billing on itemized statements
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 7.2× Medicare (15¢ true HCRIS cost per $1 gross)
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 The Spine Hospital of Louisiana
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 68 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $14,075 | 0.7× |
| Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 470 | $13,374 | 0.7× |
| Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 322 | $12,041 | 0.7× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $5,324 | 0.6× |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $933 | 0.9× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $495 | 0.8× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $393 | 0.8× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $342 | 0.8× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $238 | 0.9× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $223 | 0.7× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $230 | 0.7× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $230 | 0.7× |
| Breathing treatment (nebulizer) CPT Code: 94640 | $195 | 1.0× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $179 | 0.7× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $179 | 0.7× |
| X-ray, lower back CPT Code: 72110 | $109 | 1.0× |
| X-ray, shoulder CPT Code: 73030 | $81 | 0.9× |
| X-ray, foot CPT Code: 73630 | $81 | 0.9× |
| X-ray, hand CPT Code: 73130 | $81 | 0.9× |
| X-ray, ankle CPT Code: 73610 | $81 | 0.9× |
| X-ray, pelvis CPT Code: 72170 | $93 | 0.8× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $95 | 0.7× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $109 | 0.7× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $109 | 0.7× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $109 | 0.7× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at The Spine Hospital of Louisiana (Zero PHI Required)
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.
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask The Spine Hospital of Louisiana's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $19,087 Fair BaseRate ($14,117 Medicare)
Your bill ($33,780) is $14,693 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,087) and 2.4× the $14,117 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify The Spine Hospital of Louisiana 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
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (333 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 The Spine Hospital of Louisiana.
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.