CMS Price Transparency Data

Breathing treatment (nebulizer)

Facility: Hill Hospital of Sumter County

Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$140

about 0.6× the $224 Medicare rate · typically $63–$197

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $224 Fair price $140 Hospital's list price $16

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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	$189	84%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$84	38%
Aetnamajor	$189	84%
Cignamajor	$189	84%
Humanamajor	$189	84%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$189

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, 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: 94640.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Hill Hospital of Sumter County is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 94640.
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.

Other Procedures at Hill Hospital of Sumter County

Compare: Breathing treatment (nebulizer) at other AL hospitals

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