CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, abdomen (limited)

Facility: Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center

Billing Code: 76705 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$80

about 0.7× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $69–$153

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$69

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $11 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $80 This hospital $69 Cash price $2,159 Hospital's list price $2,159

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other GA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $63 Priciest $78

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 GA 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 (limited) is about $80 (about 0.7× the $107 Medicare rate). Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center charges insurers about $69, or about $2,159 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Savannah, GA.

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	$245 - $972	229%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$15 - $86	14%
Aetnamajor	$107 - $1,190	100%
Cignamajor	$1,727	1617%
Ambetter (Centene)	$153	143%
Amerigroup	$531	497%
Health Net	$273	256%
WellCare	$79	74%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$92 - $1,943

Government programs also on file: 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 2,159), 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: 76705.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 76705.
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 Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center

Compare: Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) at other GA hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.