CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, abdomen (limited)

Facility: Saint Mary's Hospital

Billing Code: 76705 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$47
about 0.4× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $47–$87
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$61
Above the fair price
about $14 over the fair price · 0.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $47 This hospital $61 Hospital's list price $168

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How this hospital compares to other CT hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 CT hospitals compared.

Cheapest $45 Priciest $95

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) is about $47 (about 0.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Saint Mary's Hospital charges insurers about $61 — above the fair price. Located in Waterbury, CT.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $47. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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 $17 - $1,090 16%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $17 - $372 16%
Aetnamajor $17 - $220 16%
Cignamajor $17 - $762 16%
Humanamajor $17 - $90 16%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $46 - $372 43%
Ambetter (Centene) $17 - $59 16%
Clover Health $28 - $90 26%
Dean Health Plan $734 687%
GEHA $179 - $1,090 168%
Harvard Pilgrim $61 - $1,090 57%
Health Net $17 - $204 16%
HealthPartners $17 - $496 16%
MagnaCare $209 - $496 196%
Meridian $17 - $90 16%
Molina $17 - $59 16%
MVP Health Care $734 687%
Paramount $17 - $734 16%
Presbyterian $17 - $90 16%
Tufts Health Plan $17 - $207 16%
UniCare $45 - $372 42%
WellMed $28 - $90 26%
WellSense $17 - $59 16%
+ 374 smaller / regional plans $17 - $810
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 15 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 56 Franklin Street, Waterbury, CT 06706
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals