CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, lower back

Facility: Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock

Billing Code: 72110 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$117

about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $105–$145

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$143

Above the fair price

about $26 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $117 This hospital $143 Cash price $136 Hospital's list price $358

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

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

Cheapest $21 Priciest $143

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

A fair price for a X-ray, lower back is about $117 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock charges insurers about $143, or about $136 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Bay Saint Louis, MS.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $117. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	92%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$240 - $309	225%
Aetnamajor	$99 - $286	93%
Cignamajor	$98 - $143	92%
Humanamajor	$88 - $98	82%
Ambetter (Centene)	$156	146%
WellCare	$98	92%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$103 - $273

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 136), 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: 72110.

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 72110.
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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Other Procedures at Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock

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