CMS Price Transparency Data

Sleep study (overnight, in lab)

Facility: Providence St Elias Specialty Hospital

Billing Code: 95810 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,161

about 1.3× the $877 Medicare rate · typically $405–$1,747

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,358

Above the fair price

about $197 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $877 Fair price $1,161 This hospital $1,358

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other AK hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 6 AK hospitals compared.

Cheapest $460 Priciest $3,204

Black dot = this hospital, among the 6 AK hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Sleep study (overnight, in lab) is about $1,161 (about 1.3× the $877 Medicare rate). Providence St Elias Specialty Hospital charges insurers about $1,358 — above the fair price. Located in Anchorage, AK.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $1,161. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$910	104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$837 - $2,610	95%
Aetnamajor	$863 - $2,779	98%
Baylor Scott & White	$806 - $1,358	92%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$906

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 95810.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Providence St Elias Specialty Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 95810.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Providence St Elias Specialty Hospital

Compare: Sleep study (overnight, in lab) at other AK hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.