CMS Price Transparency Data

Breathing treatment (nebulizer)

Facility: Bethesda Hospital East

Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$120

about 0.5× the $224 Medicare rate · typically $46–$245

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$104

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $16 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $224 Fair price $120 This hospital $104 Cash price $193 Hospital's list price $297

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

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

Cheapest $21 Priciest $104

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

A fair price for a Breathing treatment (nebulizer) is about $120 (about 0.5× the $224 Medicare rate). Bethesda Hospital East charges insurers about $104, or about $193 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Boynton Beach, FL.

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

✓ 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	$37 - $297	17%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$86 - $229	38%
Aetnamajor	$39 - $256	17%
Cignamajor	$104 - $240	46%
Humanamajor	$95 - $238	42%
Amerigroup	$37	17%
AmeriHealth	$134	60%
AvMed	$101 - $252	45%
Medica	$91 - $229	41%
WellCare	$37	17%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$37 - $267

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 193), 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: 94640.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Bethesda Hospital East is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 94640.
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 Bethesda Hospital East

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