Urinalysis cost in Baton Rouge, LA

Prices at 6 hospitals in Baton Rouge, LA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $36 — 5% above the US median ($34), roughly 13.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
The Spine Hospital of Louisiana Baton Rouge, LA $21 $3 16.4%
Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA $27 $4 14.5%
Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA $45 $3 ★ 3/5 207 min 15.5%
The General Baton Rouge, LA $45 $3 174 min 15.0%
Womans Hospital Baton Rouge, LA $62 $30 ★ 4/5 147 min 14.8%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated July 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$49
Cash / self-pay
$36
Insurer-negotiated
$3
Medicare pays
$3
$13$53
Median cash $36  ·  Medicare $3  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $36 — about 13.3× the Medicare rate ($3). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($5).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $49 list price could save about $12 (26%).

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Doctors who perform this in Baton Rouge

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

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