CMS Price Transparency Data

Sleep study (overnight, in lab)

Facility: Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside

Billing Code: 95810 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,638

about 1.9× the $877 Medicare rate · typically $1,147–$3,243

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,732

About the fair price

about $94 over the fair price · 2.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $877 Fair price $1,638 This hospital $1,732 Cash price $1,468 Hospital's list price $4,894

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

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

Cheapest $287 Priciest $1,732

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

A fair price for a Sleep study (overnight, in lab) is about $1,638 (about 1.9× the $877 Medicare rate). Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside charges insurers about $1,732, or about $1,468 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Columbus, GA.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$1,725 - $2,654	197%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,520 - $2,355	173%
Aetnamajor	$2,611 - $5,171	298%
Cignamajor	$1,192 - $1,733	136%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$2,200 - $4,358	251%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$1,732 - $4,879

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (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 (about 1,468), 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 Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside 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.

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