CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, abdomen (limited)

Facility: Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown

Billing Code: 76705 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$225

about 2.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $138–$234

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$233

About the fair price

about $8 over the fair price · 2.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $225 This hospital $233 Cash price $355 Hospital's list price $1,183

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

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

Cheapest $63 Priciest $233

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) is about $225 (about 2.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown charges insurers about $233, or about $355 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Columbus, 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✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente Blue Cross Blue ShieldHumana

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	$277 - $426	259%
Aetnamajor	$233	218%
Cignamajor	$516 - $763	483%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$852	798%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$183 - $887

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (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 355), 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 Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown 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 Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown

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

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