CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital

Billing Code: 72125 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$111

about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $104–$635

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$105

About the fair price

about $6 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $111 This hospital $105 Cash price $956 Hospital's list price $2,125

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

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

Cheapest $56 Priciest $105

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

⚠ 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 $111 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital charges insurers about $105, or about $956 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Louisville, KY.

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✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$382 - $1,014	358%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$100 - $914	94%
Aetnamajor	$403	377%
Cignamajor	$100	94%
Humanamajor	$91 - $403	85%
Devoted Health	$101 - $638	95%
UniCare	$105	98%
WellCare	$135 - $382	126%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$96 - $2,125

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 2 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 956), 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 Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth 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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Other Procedures at Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital

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