CMS Price Transparency Data

Orthotic fitting and training

Facility: Watsonville Community Hospital

Billing Code: 97760 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$56

about 1.2× the $46 Medicare rate · typically $53–$179

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$53

About the fair price

about $3 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $46 Fair price $56 This hospital $53 Cash price $131 Hospital's list price $219

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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 $24 Priciest $53

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

A fair price for a Orthotic fitting and training is about $56 (about 1.2× the $46 Medicare rate). Watsonville Community Hospital charges insurers about $53, or about $131 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Watsonville, 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	$44 - $219	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$44 - $195	95%
Aetnamajor	$44 - $179	95%
Cignamajor	$44 - $153	95%
Humanamajor	$219	475%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$176	382%
GEHA	$153 - $175	332%
Health Net	$44 - $137	95%
UCare	$219	475%
+ 49 smaller / regional plans	$39 - $219

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

Excludes 14 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 131), 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: 97760.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Watsonville Community Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 97760.
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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