CT scan, neck (cervical spine)
Facility: Arnot Ogden Medical Center
Billing Code: 72125 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $1,416 compared to the $962 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.47× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a CT scan, neck (cervical spine) is about $962 (about 9.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Arnot Ogden Medical Center charges insurers about $1,416, or about $2,536 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Elmira, NY.
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 $962. 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
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 | $3,471 | 3250% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $122 - $7,695 | 114% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,902 | 1781% |
| Cignamajor | $1,580 | 1479% |
| Humanamajor | $122 - $2,283 | 114% |
| AmeriHealth | $123 | 115% |
| Fidelis Care | $1,395 | 1306% |
| Geisinger | $1,476 | 1382% |
| Independent Health | $1,649 | 1544% |
| MVP Health Care | $1,580 | 1479% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $1,750 | 1638% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $1,826 - $7,641 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Arnot Ogden Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, neck (cervical spine) at other NY hospitals
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $48
- Maimonides Medical Center · Brooklyn $51
- Saratoga Hospital · Saratoga Springs $52
- Columbia Memorial Hospital · Hudson $53
- The University of Vermont Health Network - Champl · Plattsburgh $58
- Bassett Healthcare · Cooperstown $66
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $85
- O'Connor Hospital · Delhi $85
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $921
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $921).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Arnot Ogden Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $2,536 (vs. $1,416 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $962 Fair BaseRate ($107 Medicare)
Your bill ($2,536) is $1,574 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($962) and 23.7× the $107 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.