CMS Price Transparency Data

Colonoscopy (diagnostic)

Facility: Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock

Billing Code: 45378 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,084

about 1.1× the $950 Medicare rate · typically $867–$1,167

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$837

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $247 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $950 Fair price $1,084 This hospital $837 Cash price $540 Hospital's list price $1,420

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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 $155 Priciest $837

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

A fair price for a Colonoscopy (diagnostic) is about $1,084 (about 1.1× the $950 Medicare rate). Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock charges insurers about $837, or about $540 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bay Saint Louis, 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	$837 - $2,959	88%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$507 - $527	53%
Aetnamajor	$845 - $1,108	89%
Cignamajor	$568 - $837	60%
Humanamajor	$753 - $837	79%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,339	141%
WellCare	$837	88%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$710 - $2,344

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 540), 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: 45378.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 45378.
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-Hancock

Compare: Colonoscopy (diagnostic) at other MS hospitals

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