# The General

The General is a nonprofit short-term acute care hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Its CMS Certification Number (CCN) is 190316 and its NPI is 1619504016.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/hospitals/louisiana/the-general-190316

## Profile

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Legal business name | Baton Rouge General Medical Center |
| Hospital type | Short-Term Acute Care Hospital |
| Ownership | Nonprofit |
| CCN | 190316 |
| NPI | 1619504016 |
| Tax ID (EIN) | 72-1025017 (BATON ROUGE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER) |
| Address | 3600 Florida Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70806 |
| County | E. Baton Rouge |
| Phone | (225) 381-6393 |

## Quality

- CMS overall star rating: Not rated
- Emergency services: Yes
- Mortality: 0 better, 2 no different, 0 worse than national
- Safety of care: 0 better, 1 no different, 0 worse than national
- Readmissions: 1 better, 1 no different, 1 worse than national

## UnitedHealthcare physician rates

Median in-network rate for clinicians billing at this hospital (professional, global, no modifier), compared with the Louisiana median across hospitals.

| Service | Code | Median | Range | Louisiana percentile | Louisiana median |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Emergency room visit, high severity | 99285 | $197 | $191–$232, 3 rates | 79th | $179 |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis, with contrast | 74177 | $362 | $308–$459, 7 rates | 86th | $309 |
| MRI, brain, with and without contrast | 70553 | $405 | $344–$1,342, 7 rates | 49th | $418 |
| Colonoscopy, diagnostic | 45378 | $414 | $246–$552, 7 rates | 58th | $368 |

Full rates for every billing code, facility and professional, inpatient and outpatient, across UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and BCBS: https://www.med-reveal.com/login

## Sources

- CMS Hospital Enrollments (PECOS): CCN, NPI, type, ownership, address, units. https://data.cms.gov/provider-characteristics/hospitals-and-other-facilities/hospital-enrollments
- CMS Hospital General Information: star rating, emergency services, quality measures. https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/xubh-q36u
- UnitedHealthcare Transparency in Coverage files: physician (professional) negotiated rates, global (no modifier). https://transparency-in-coverage.uhc.com/