CT scan, neck (cervical spine)
Facility: Watsonville Community Hospital
Billing Code: 72125 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $1,119 compared to the $512 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 2.19× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
Note: The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a CT scan, neck (cervical spine) is about $512 (about 4.8× the $107 Medicare rate). Watsonville Community Hospital charges insurers about $1,119, or about $5,666 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Watsonville, CA.
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 $512. 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.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $515 - $9,443 | 482% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $515 - $6,507 | 482% |
| Aetnamajor | $515 - $5,216 | 482% |
| Cignamajor | $515 - $6,610 | 482% |
| Humanamajor | $9,443 | 8841% |
| GEHA | $3,200 - $7,554 | 2996% |
| Health Net | $515 - $5,921 | 482% |
| UCare | $9,443 | 8841% |
| + 43 smaller / regional plans | $179 - $9,443 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Watsonville Community Hospital
Compare: CT scan, neck (cervical spine) at other CA hospitals
- Saint Agnes Medical Center · Fresno $35
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr · San Francisco $47
- Mayers Memorial Hospital · Fall River Mills $48
- Natividad Medical Center · Salinas $58
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $58
- Adventist Health Vallejo · Vallejo $63
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $69
- Trinity Hospital · Weaverville $77
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Watsonville Community Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $3,428
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $3,428).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($5,666) Beats Your Bill
Watsonville Community Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $5,666 (vs. $1,119 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $512 Fair BaseRate ($107 Medicare)
Your bill ($9,443) is $8,931 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($512) and 88.3× the $107 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.