CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, pelvis

Facility: Scripps Mercy Hospital

Billing Code: 76856 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$128

about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $117–$138

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$134

About the fair price

about $6 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $128 This hospital $134 Cash price $578 Hospital's list price $2,311

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $34 Priciest $134

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Ultrasound, pelvis is about $128 (about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Scripps Mercy Hospital charges insurers about $134, or about $578 in cash — about the fair price. Located in San Diego, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$87 - $809	81%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$134 - $827	125%
Aetnamajor	$87 - $1,165	81%
Cignamajor	$134 - $913	125%
Humanamajor	$134	125%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$134 - $869	125%
Health Net	$214 - $777	200%
HealthPartners	$134 - $511	125%
+ 41 smaller / regional plans	$134 - $1,849

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 578), 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: 76856.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Scripps Mercy Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 76856.
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 Scripps Mercy Hospital

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