Orthotic fitting and training
Facility: Saint Mary's Hospital
Billing Code: 97760 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $56 compared to the $78 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.72× fair market pricing.
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 CT hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Orthotic fitting and training is about $78 (about 1.7× the $46 Medicare rate). Saint Mary's Hospital charges insurers about $56, or about $106 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Waterbury, CT.
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
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 | $48 - $314 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $44 - $56 | 95% |
| Aetnamajor | $48 - $152 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $49 - $336 | 106% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $56 | 122% |
| Dean Health Plan | $148 | 321% |
| GEHA | $314 | 681% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $314 | 681% |
| HealthPartners | $336 | 729% |
| MagnaCare | $336 | 729% |
| MVP Health Care | $148 | 321% |
| Paramount | $148 | 321% |
| UniCare | $56 | 122% |
| + 34 smaller / regional plans | $48 - $336 |
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Other Procedures at Saint Mary's Hospital
Compare: Orthotic fitting and training at other CT hospitals
- The Hospital of Central Connecticut · New Britain $44
- John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connect · Farmington $49
- Gaylord Hospital · Wallingford $49
- Bristol Hospital · Bristol $51
- St Francis Hospital & Medical Center · Hartford $53
- Johnson Memorial Hospital · Stafford Springs $57
- Greenwich Hospital Association - · Greenwich $94
- Windham Community Memorial Hospital · Willimantic $105
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
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Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $70
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $70).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($106) Beats Your Bill
Saint Mary's Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $106 (vs. $56 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $78 Fair BaseRate ($46 Medicare)
Your bill ($192) is $114 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($78) and 4.2× the $46 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.