CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Phoenix Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 72125 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$155

about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $79–$400

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$143

About the fair price

about $12 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $155 This hospital $143 Hospital's list price $2,500

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AZ hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $50 Priciest $143

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AZ hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, neck (cervical spine) is about $155 (about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Phoenix Children's Hospital charges insurers about $143 — about the fair price. Located in Phoenix, AZ.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$1,670 - $1,909	1564%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$582 - $785	545%
Aetnamajor	$1,145 - $1,832	1072%
Cignamajor	$1,740 - $3,482	1629%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$75 - $1,625

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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: 72125.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Phoenix Children's Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72125.
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.

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