CMS Price Transparency Data

Sleep study (overnight, in lab)

Facility: Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery

Billing Code: 95810 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,027

about 1.2× the $877 Medicare rate · typically $737–$2,049

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$890

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $137 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $877 Fair price $1,027 This hospital $890 Cash price $1,074

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

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

Cheapest $299 Priciest $890

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

A fair price for a Sleep study (overnight, in lab) is about $1,027 (about 1.2× the $877 Medicare rate). Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery charges insurers about $890, or about $1,074 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Nashville, TN.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$1,858	212%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$584 - $961	67%
Oscar Health	$725	83%

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 1,074), 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: 95810.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 95810.
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 Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery

Compare: Sleep study (overnight, in lab) at other TN hospitals

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