CMS Price Transparency Data

Sleep study (overnight, in lab)

Facility: Merit Health Natchez

Billing Code: 95810 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$972

about 1.1× the $877 Medicare rate · typically $829–$1,081

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$829

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $143 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $877 Fair price $972 This hospital $829 Cash price $1,411 Hospital's list price $4,704

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

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

Cheapest $305 Priciest $829

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

A fair price for a Sleep study (overnight, in lab) is about $972 (about 1.1× the $877 Medicare rate). Merit Health Natchez charges insurers about $829, or about $1,411 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Natchez, MS.

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	$506 - $817	58%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,498	285%
Aetnamajor	$717 - $2,653	82%
Cignamajor	$847	97%
Humanamajor	$717	82%
CareSource	$791	90%
Devoted Health	$820	93%
Molina	$820 - $1,507	93%
WellCare	$833	95%
+ 18 smaller / regional plans	$235 - $4,704

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

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 1,411), 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 Merit Health Natchez 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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Other Procedures at Merit Health Natchez

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