Lab tests CPT 85027 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CBC without differential cost in Baton Rouge, LA — inpatient

In Baton Rouge, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for complete blood count (CBC), no differential as an inpatient: from $44.10 to $59.92, with a median of $52.01. The lowest listed price is at St Helena Parish Hospital — $7.91 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $43.92 at 26 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 85027, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$44.10St Helena Parish Hospital
Median$52.01half pay less
Highest$59.92in this market
Difference1.4×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Baton Rouge, LA.

median
Lowest $44.10Highest $59.92

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Helena Parish Hospital lowest Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 CBC HEMAGRAM $44.10 $44.10 $5.56–$43.66 — —
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Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 CBC WITHOUT DIFFERENTIAL $59.92 $85.60 $3.24–$65.91 30% —
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Inpatient: lowest $44.10, median $52.01, highest $59.92 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $52.01 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A complete blood count (CBC) without differential measures red blood cells, white blood cells, hemoglobin, hematocrit and platelets, but does not break down the white blood cells by type. It is used to check for anemia and blood cell problems.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the automated count. The blood draw is often billed separately.