CMS Price Transparency Data

New patient office visit (30-44 min)

Facility: Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 99203 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$117

about 1.0× the $118 Medicare rate · typically $71–$156

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$134

About the fair price

about $17 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $118 Fair price $117 This hospital $134 Cash price $190 Hospital's list price $276

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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 $56 Priciest $134

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

A fair price for a New patient office visit (30-44 min) is about $117 (about 1.0× the $118 Medicare rate). Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $134, or about $190 in cash — about the fair price. Located in De Kalb, 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	$93 - $197	79%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$57 - $128	48%
Aetnamajor	$104 - $179	88%
Cignamajor	$93 - $197	79%
Humanamajor	$82 - $197	70%
Ambetter (Centene)	$140 - $167	119%
WellCare	$93 - $197	79%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$97 - $207

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 190), 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: 99203.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 99203.
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 Stennis Memorial Hospital

Compare: New patient office visit (30-44 min) at other MS hospitals

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