CMS Price Transparency Data

Neurobehavioral status check

Facility: Ochsner Watkins Hospital

Billing Code: 96116 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$185

about 0.8× the $221 Medicare rate · typically $152–$453

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$151

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $34 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $221 Fair price $185 This hospital $151 Cash price $249 Hospital's list price $372

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 MS hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $151 Priciest $322

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

A fair price for a Neurobehavioral status check is about $185 (about 0.8× the $221 Medicare rate). Ochsner Watkins Hospital charges insurers about $151, or about $249 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Quitman, 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	$74 - $330	34%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$126 - $455	57%
Aetnamajor	$150 - $370	68%
Cignamajor	$74 - $330	34%
Humanamajor	$61 - $330	28%
Ambetter (Centene)	$103 - $334	47%
WellCare	$74 - $334	34%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$77 - $521

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 4 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 249), 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: 96116.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Ochsner Watkins Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 96116.
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 Watkins Hospital

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