New patient visit, 45 min cost in Baton Rouge, LA
In Baton Rouge, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for new patient office visit, about 45 minutes: from $172.38 to $385.00, with a median of $278.69. The lowest listed price is at Baton Rouge General Medical Center — $106.31 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $90.00 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 99204, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center lowest Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 OFFICE O/P NEW MOD 45 MIN | $172.38 | $246.25 | $54.20–$189.61 | 30% | — source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 CLINIC VISIT NEW PT. LEVEL 4 | $385.00 | $385.00 | $57.00–$381.15 | — | — source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 PSYCH NEW PT. LEVEL 4 | $385.00 | $385.00 | $57.00–$381.15 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $172.38, median $278.69, highest $385.00 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $172.38. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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
This is an office or outpatient visit for a new patient with moderate complexity decision making, or at least 45 minutes of total time on the visit date. It is often used for new problems with several possible causes or chronic conditions.
What the price covers
The price covers the clinician's visit. Tests, procedures and any hospital facility fee at a hospital-owned clinic are billed separately.