CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner

Billing Code: 72125 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$208

about 1.9× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $110–$336

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$175

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $33 under the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $208 This hospital $175 Cash price $285 Hospital's list price $1,018

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

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

Cheapest $80 Priciest $175

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

A fair price for a CT scan, neck (cervical spine) is about $208 (about 1.9× the $107 Medicare rate). Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner charges insurers about $175, or about $285 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Kenner, LA.

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	$98 - $245	92%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$98 - $520	92%
Aetnamajor	$176 - $1,195	165%
Cignamajor	$859	804%
Humanamajor	$98 - $171	92%
AmeriHealth	$176	165%
Health Net	$865	810%
WellCare	$101	95%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$95 - $764

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 8 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 285), 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 Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner 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 Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner

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