CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: The University Hospital

Billing Code: 72125 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$160

about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $128–$230

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$172

About the fair price

about $12 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $160 This hospital $172 Cash price $140 Hospital's list price $1,343

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

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

Cheapest $118 Priciest $172

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

A fair price for a CT scan, neck (cervical spine) is about $160 (about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate). The University Hospital charges insurers about $172, or about $140 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Newark, NJ.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$121 - $394	113%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$402	376%
Aetnamajor	$198 - $414	185%
AmeriHealth	$121 - $172	113%
Clover Health	$121	113%
Fidelis Care	$121 - $394	113%
Health Net	$1,276	1195%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$121 - $1,209

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 140), 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: 72125.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm The University Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72125.
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 The University Hospital

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