CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, abdomen (complete)

Facility: Bristol Hospital

Billing Code: 76700 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$132

about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $94–$229

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$132

About the fair price

1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $132 This hospital $132 Cash price $766 Hospital's list price $1,392

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How this hospital compares to other CT hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other CT hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $75 Priciest $136

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CT 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, abdomen (complete) is about $132 (about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Bristol Hospital charges insurers about $132, or about $766 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bristol, CT.

What each insurance company pays

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

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$121 - $179	113%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$121 - $186	113%
Aetnamajor	$121 - $239	113%
Cignamajor	$335	314%
WellCare	$121 - $131	113%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$121 - $304

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 766), 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: 76700.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Bristol Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 76700.
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 Bristol Hospital

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