Baton Rouge General Medical Center is a 169-bed hospital in Baton Rouge, LA. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 30 in-network payers and 442 disclosed rate categories.
Rates shown are negotiated amounts between this hospital and insurance providers. Actual patient costs depend on your insurance plan and coverage details.
The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Baton Rouge General Medical Center in the in-network rate files they publish, with the organization NPIs billed under each.
Tax ID (EIN)
Plans and networks listing it
Organization NPIs
72-1025017Baton Rouge General Medical Center
41Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ambetter and 36 more
1962537407 Baton Rouge General Medical Center1619504016 Baton Rouge General Medical Center1184750192 Baton Rouge General Medical Centerand 13 more
Source: PayerPrice analysis of insurers' Transparency in Coverage in-network files. An EIN can cover several hospitals and clinics in a health system, and insurers sometimes list other organizations' NPIs under it.
What Baton Rouge General Medical Center reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025.
1,738
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 12%, Medicaid 1%
11,170
Inpatient days
18% of available bed days used
154
Employees (full-time equivalent)
Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 830413). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.
Utilization by payer and unit
Inpatient days and discharges Baton Rouge General Medical Center reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.
Medicare
Medicaid
Other
Total
Inpatient days
1,264
74
9,832
11,170
Discharges
204
16
1,518
1,738
Average length of stay
6.2 days
4.6 days
6.5 days
6.4 days
Average daily census
3.5
0.2
26.9
30.6
16
Medicare Advantage days
2 discharges
5,048
Medicaid managed care days
795 discharges
966
Observation bed days
Beds and days by unit
Unit
Beds
Inpatient days
Medicare days
Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics
155
10,646
1,187
19%
Intensive care unit
14
524
77
10%
Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830413, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.
Medicare inpatient stays
What Baton Rouge General Medical Center treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 138 Medicare discharges in 5 published DRGs; 0% surgical; 51% in DRGs with complications (CC or MCC).
Condition or procedure
Discharges
Average charges
Average Medicare payment
Estimated cost
DRG weight
PsychosesMS-DRG 885, medical
67
$27,360
$8,362
$10,670
1.37
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCCMS-DRG 871, medical
34
$21,108
$11,179
$8,232
1.98
Heart failure and shock with MCCMS-DRG 291, medical
14
$14,682
$7,648
$5,726
1.28
Renal failure with CCMS-DRG 683, medical
12
$11,342
$4,773
$4,423
0.90
Kidney and urinary tract infections with MCCMS-DRG 689, medical
11
$13,063
$6,981
$5,095
1.17
Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (2024 data, released 2026-04-10), traditional Medicare only; CMS omits DRGs with fewer than 11 discharges. Estimated cost is average charges times the hospital's Medicare cost-to-charge ratio from the IPPS Impact File. Weights are the MS-DRG relative weights for the same year.
Medicare outpatient services
The comprehensive outpatient service groups (APCs) Baton Rouge General Medical Center billed Medicare for most in 2024: 27 services in all.
Service group
Services
Patients
Average charges
Average Medicare payment
US average payment
Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011
27
27
$9,020
$1,821
$2,090
Source: CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (2024 data, released 2026-06-24), comprehensive APCs for traditional Medicare; CMS omits services with fewer than 11 claims. The US average weights every hospital by its services.
Where patients come from
ZIP codes with the most Medicare inpatient stays at Baton Rouge General Medical Center in 2025. Market share is this hospital's part of every hospital's Medicare stays from the ZIP code. Its published Medicare stays went from 282 in 2020 to 63 in 2025.
ZIP code
Stays
Of this hospital's stays
Days
Charges
Market share
Share in 2020
70806
28
44%
164
$680,542
2%
5%
70802
22
35%
172
$563,027
2%
3%
70805
13
21%
51
$202,818
1%
2%
Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 63 stays from ZIP codes CMS publishes; it omits ZIP codes with fewer than 11 stays, so market shares count published stays only.
Staff and facilities
Staff by profession and the rooms and units Baton Rouge General Medical Center reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2023). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.
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Internal Medicine Physician 18
Emergency Medicine Physician 17
Psychiatry Physician 4
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician 2
Family Medicine Physician 2
Family Nurse Practitioner 2
Vascular Surgery Physician 2
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician 1
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians facility affiliations, released 2026-10-15, with names and specialties from NPPES. Affiliation means the clinician bills Medicare for care at this hospital; it is not employment.
Income statement
Revenue, expenses and income Baton Rouge General Medical Center reported to Medicare for Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.
Line
Amount
Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)
$103.8M
222.5%
Inpatient
$37.8M
80.9%
Outpatient
$66M
141.6%
Contractual allowances and discounts
-$57.2M
-122.5%
Net patient revenue
$46.7M
100.0%
Operating expenses
-$38M
-81.5%
Operating income from patient care
$8.6M
18.5%
Other income
$1.5M
3.2%
Net income
$10.2M
21.8%
Gross revenue by payer
Line
Amount
Share
Traditional Medicare
$5.2M
5.0%
Medicaid (including managed care)
$39.1M
37.7%
Other payers and self-pay
$59.5M
57.4%
Total charges
$103.8M
100.0%
Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830413, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Traditional Medicare is the program charges on Worksheets D-3 and D Part V; Medicaid is from Worksheet S-10.
Financial ratios
Computed from Baton Rouge General Medical Center's latest cost report.
18.5%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
21.1%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
23.9%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
1.7%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
2.3%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
4.01
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
3.26
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
1317 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
511 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
603 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
0.08
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830413, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.
Balance sheet
What Baton Rouge General Medical Center owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Sep 2025), across all fund types: $599.7M in total assets and a $443.9M fund balance.
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Line
Amount
Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments
$132.3M
22.1%
Patient receivables, net
$65.3M
10.9%
Inventory
$14.9M
2.5%
Total current assets
$243.3M
40.6%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation
$167M
27.8%
Investments and other assets
$189.4M
31.6%
Total assets
$599.7M
100.0%
Current liabilities
$60.6M
10.1%
Total liabilities
$155.8M
26.0%
Fund balance (net assets)
$443.9M
74.0%
Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830413, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.
Charity care and uncompensated care
Care Baton Rouge General Medical Center provided without full payment, as reported on Worksheet S-10 of its cost report.
$2M
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$4.1M
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
-$889,686
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$3.4M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
9.0% of operating expenses
Medicaid, CHIP and indigent care shortfalls plus charity care and the cost of bad debt (Worksheet S-10 line 31)
Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830413, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.
Financial trend
Baton Rouge General Medical Center's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.
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Fiscal year ending
Sep 2021
Sep 2022
Sep 2023
Sep 2024
Sep 2025
Net patient revenue
$34.2M
$33.6M
$45.6M
$40.2M
$46.7M
Operating expenses
$35M
$34.5M
$38.7M
$40.8M
$38M
Operating margin
-2.2%
-2.7%
15.1%
-1.5%
18.5%
Net income
-$187,263
-$5.2M
$2.6M
$171,709
$10.2M
Total assets
$495.7M
$479.4M
$495.8M
$555.7M
$599.7M
Discharges
2,963
2,176
1,982
1,905
1,738
Inpatient days
16,749
12,901
12,496
11,613
11,170
Medicare Advantage days
6
16
Beds
137
107
169
169
169
Employees (FTE)
128
120
135
132
154
Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830413, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.
Departments
Each cost center Baton Rouge General Medical Center reports, largest first. Total cost includes its share of overhead; the cost-to-charge ratio is total cost / charges.
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Ancillary and outpatient departments
Department
Salaries
Total cost
Charges
Cost-to-charge
Square feet
Radiology-diagnostic
$9.7M
$19.7M
0.49
11,415
Emergency
$3.5M
$7.1M
$30.8M
0.23
22,717
Laboratory
$4.7M
$13.6M
0.34
5,863
Drugs charged to patients
$2.2M
$10M
0.22
Respiratory therapy
$333,214
$723,378
$2.5M
0.29
1,153
Observation beds (non-distinct part
$700,321
$1.3M
0.53
Medical supplies charged to patient
$454,013
$623,847
0.73
Physical therapy
$366,793
$1.2M
0.32
3,547
Ambulance services
$91,651
$176,323
$31,147
5.66
Speech pathology
$64,469
$121,448
0.53
328
Inpatient units
Department
Salaries
Total cost
Charges
Cost-to-charge
Square feet
Adults & pediatrics
$3.5M
$8.4M
$22.5M
0.37
59,946
Intensive care unit
$815,865
$1.5M
$1.5M
1.01
4,672
Overhead (general service) departments
Department
Salaries
Direct cost
Paid hours
Average hourly wage
Square feet
Administrative & general
$2.1M
$8.1M
40,076
$52.85
12,403
Employee benefits department
-$56,686
$1.8M
Cap rel costs-mvble equip
$1.3M
Operation of plant
$238,843
$991,246
7,191
$33.04
1,382
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt
$332,211
169,846
Dietary
$33,667
$275,515
987
$33.93
8,585
Central services & supply
$12,836
$212,684
650
$19.66
3,692
Social service
$140,203
$172,924
4,105
$33.98
62
Medical records & library
$130,372
$137,956
4,913
$26.40
2,106
Laundry & linen service
$110,060
98
Nursing administration
$30,759
$33,223
588
$52.04
Housekeeping
$14,993
$16,062
881
$16.93
Pharmacy
-$1
2,336
Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 830413, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheets A, B-1, C Part I and S-3 Part II.
Medicare payment profile
The factors Medicare uses to set what it pays Baton Rouge General Medical Center for an inpatient stay.
1.39
Case mix index
Higher than 16% of hospitals paid under Medicare IPPS
Average Medicare DRG weight of its inpatient cases (FY 2027); higher means more complex, costlier care.
No Medicare-funded residents
Teaching status
Medicare-funded interns and residents per bed (FY 2027).
70.0%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
205
Medicare inpatient stays
Medicare claims CMS based FY 2027 payment rates on.
Urban (metro area)
Location type
Geographic area CMS assigns before any wage index reclassification (FY 2027).
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IPPS fiscal year
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2025
FY 2026
FY 2027
Case mix index
1.46
1.43
1.40
1.35
1.39
Wage index
0.816
0.836
0.831
0.810
0.785
Readmissions adjustment
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-0.03%
-0.06%
Value-based purchasing adjustment
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Medicare inpatient stays
541
360
342
275
205
Source: CMS IPPS final rule Impact File (FY 2027).
Ownership
Organizations Baton Rouge General Medical Center reports to Medicare as owners or with operational control.
General Health System
5% or greater direct ownership interest, since 2006
The officers and board members on Baton Rouge General Medical Center's Medicare enrollment and on the IRS Form 990 filed under its tax ID.
Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment
Roy Kadair Director, Board Member, since 2006
Andrew Johnson Olinde Director, Board Member, since 2011
Joe Juban Director, Board Member, since 2012
Isabelina Nahmens Director, Board Member, since 2014
Kendall A Johnson Director, CFO, since 2016
Brian Jackson Director, Board Member, since 2018
Gwen Hamilton Director, Board Member, since 2018
Jacques A Delabretonne Director, Board Member, since 2018
Louis R Minsky Director, Board Member, since 2018
Kristopher Kirkpatrick Director, Board Member, since 2019
Annette Barton Director, Board Member, since 2020
Chris Tyson Director, Board Member, since 2020
Rhoman Hardy Director, Board Member, since 2020
Ryland Percy Director, Board Member, since 2020
Sundararama R Vatsavai Director, Board Member, since 2020
Trisha Guidry Director, Ceo/administrator, since 2020
Brad J Gaspard Director, Board Member, since 2025
Jason Macmorran Director, Board Member, since 2025
Rick Bond Director, Board Member, since 2025
Lindsay Shelton Managing employee, Director Of Financial Ops, since 2018
Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment; the first 20 of 22 are shown.
Officers and key employees (IRS Form 990, tax year 2024)
Name
Title
Edgardo Tenreiro
Pres & Chief Executive Off
Kendall Johnson CPA
Exec VP & Chief Financial
Stephen Mumford
Exec VP & Chief Operating
Brad Gaspard MD
Chf Med Officer & Board Me
W Keith Kellum MD
Chief Medical Officer
Paul Douglas
Sr VP Strategy & Business Dev & Hr
Jeffrey Littleton MD
Brd Member & Chief Of Staf
Bennett Cheramie
VP & Chief Information Off
Jennifer Manale
VP & Chief Nursing Officer
Peyton Grant
VP Facilities Management
Sean Casteel
VP & Chief Oper Officer - Brgp
Donald Shaw
VP Revenue Cycle
Trisha Guidry
VP & Chief Oper Offcr-the
Angela Clouatre
VP & Chief Nurs Offcr-the
Aaron Dewitt MD
Chief Medical Officer-the
Board members: Andrew Olinde MD, Annette Barton, Christopher Tyson, Gwen Hamilton, Jacques De La Bretonne MD, Jason Macmorran CPA, Joel Silverberg MD, Judge Brian Jackson, Rhoman Hardy, Rick Bond, Ryland Percy, S Raju Vatsavai MD, Scott Kirkpatrick, Shawn Usher.
Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII filed by Baton Rouge General Medical Center (EIN 72-1025017), via the IRS e-file data. A health system's return can cover several hospitals.
Programs and facilities
340B drug pricing program
Participating since 2021
340B ID DSH190316, registered as a disproportionate share hospital. Authorizing official: Kendall Johnson, CFO.
Source: HRSA 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System.
Helipad
Baton Rouge General Hospital
FAA location ID 27LA, a medical-use heliport at the hospital.
Source: FAA National Airspace System Resource data, cycle 2026-10-01.
About Baton Rouge General Medical Center's rates and hospital price transparency.
Is Baton Rouge General Medical Center a teaching hospital?
CMS reports no Medicare-funded interns or residents at Baton Rouge General Medical Center for fiscal year 2027.
Does Medicare penalize Baton Rouge General Medical Center for readmissions?
Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts Baton Rouge General Medical Center's base inpatient payments by an estimated 0.06% in fiscal year 2027 for more readmissions than expected.
What are the most common Medicare inpatient stays at Baton Rouge General Medical Center?
In 2024, the most common were psychoses (67 discharges), septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (34 discharges), heart failure and shock with mcc (14 discharges).
What is Baton Rouge General Medical Center's case mix index?
Baton Rouge General Medical Center's Medicare case mix index is 1.39 for fiscal year 2027, higher than 16% of hospitals paid under the inpatient prospective payment system.
How many patients does Baton Rouge General Medical Center admit?
Baton Rouge General Medical Center reported 1,738 inpatient discharges and 11,170 inpatient days from Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025.
How many employees does Baton Rouge General Medical Center have?
Baton Rouge General Medical Center reported 154 full-time-equivalent employees on payroll from Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025.
How much revenue does Baton Rouge General Medical Center make?
Baton Rouge General Medical Center reported $46.7M in net patient revenue on $103.8M of gross charges for Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, an operating margin of 18.5%, and net income of $10.2M.
How much charity and uncompensated care does Baton Rouge General Medical Center provide?
Baton Rouge General Medical Center reported $3.4M of unreimbursed and uncompensated care for Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, including $2M of charity care at cost.
Who is the CEO of Baton Rouge General Medical Center?
Baton Rouge General Medical Center's 2024 IRS Form 990 lists Edgardo Tenreiro as Pres & Chief Executive Off.
What is Baton Rouge General Medical Center's tax ID (EIN)?
Insurers' price transparency files list Baton Rouge General Medical Center under employer identification number 72-1025017 (Baton Rouge General Medical Center). 41 health plans and networks list 72-1025017 for it.
Does Baton Rouge General Medical Center participate in the 340B drug pricing program?
Yes. HRSA's 340B database lists Baton Rouge General Medical Center (340B ID DSH190316) as a participating disproportionate share hospital since 2021.
How many doctors are affiliated with Baton Rouge General Medical Center?
50 clinicians who bill Medicare list Baton Rouge General Medical Center as a hospital affiliation in CMS's Doctors and Clinicians data. The largest groups are internal medicine physician (18), emergency medicine physician (17), psychiatry physician (4).
Is Baton Rouge General Medical Center accredited?
Yes. CMS's Provider of Services file lists The Joint Commission as the accrediting organization for Baton Rouge General Medical Center, effective 2023.
Who owns Baton Rouge General Medical Center?
In its Medicare enrollment, Baton Rouge General Medical Center reports General Health System as 5% or greater direct ownership interest.
Where do Baton Rouge General Medical Center's patients come from?
In CMS's 2025 Hospital Service Area file, the most Medicare inpatient stays at Baton Rouge General Medical Center came from ZIP codes 70806 (28), 70802 (22), 70805 (13).
How many beds does Baton Rouge General Medical Center have?
Baton Rouge General Medical Center has 169 beds, including its psychiatric, rehabilitation and other subprovider units, in its latest Medicare cost report. 230 are Medicare-certified beds in CMS's Provider of Services file.
Where is Baton Rouge General Medical Center and what is its phone number?
Baton Rouge General Medical Center is located at Baton Rouge, LA.
What is Baton Rouge General Medical Center's CCN (Medicare provider number)?
Baton Rouge General Medical Center's CMS Certification Number (CCN), also called its Medicare provider number, is 190316.
What is Baton Rouge General Medical Center's NPI number?
The National Provider Identifier (NPI) on file for Baton Rouge General Medical Center is 1619504016.
Which insurance plans are in network at Baton Rouge General Medical Center?
Baton Rouge General Medical Center lists 30 in-network payers, including Aetna, Ambetter, Ameri Health, Aspirus Health Plan, and is Medicare-certified. Insurance acceptance may vary by plan, so confirm coverage with your insurer or the hospital's billing department.
What price transparency data is available for Baton Rouge General Medical Center?
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