CMS Price Transparency Data

Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts)

Facility: University of Colorado Hospital Authority

Billing Code: 77066 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$168

about 1.1× the $157 Medicare rate · typically $94–$319

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$160

About the fair price

about $8 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $157 Fair price $168 This hospital $160 Cash price $514 Hospital's list price $1,469

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How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

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

Cheapest $47 Priciest $160

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CO 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 Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) is about $168 (about 1.1× the $157 Medicare rate). University of Colorado Hospital Authority charges insurers about $160, or about $514 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Aurora, CO.

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	$155 - $414	99%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$57 - $864	36%
Aetnamajor	$160 - $770	102%
Cignamajor	$160 - $763	102%
Humanamajor	$160	102%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$160 - $863	102%
Devoted Health	$160	102%
SelectHealth	$160 - $411	102%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$160 - $779

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 514), 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: 77066.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm University of Colorado Hospital Authority is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 77066.
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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