CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, pelvis

Facility: Emory Rehabilitation Hospital

Billing Code: 76856 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$157

about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $98–$307

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$137

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $20 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $157 This hospital $137 Cash price $1,898 Hospital's list price $1,898

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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 $44 Priciest $137

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, pelvis is about $157 (about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate). Emory Rehabilitation Hospital charges insurers about $137, or about $1,898 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Atlanta, GA.

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	$280	262%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$109 - $159	102%
Aetnamajor	$108	101%
Cignamajor	$108	101%
Humanamajor	$156	146%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$194	182%
Ambetter (Centene)	$104	97%
Oscar Health	$137	128%

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 1,898), 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: 76856.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Emory Rehabilitation Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 76856.
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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