CMS Price Transparency Data

Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts)

Facility: Mahaska Health Partnership

Billing Code: 77066 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$53

about 0.3× the $157 Medicare rate · typically $44–$182

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$44

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $9 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $157 Fair price $53 This hospital $44 Cash price $190 Hospital's list price $224

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $44 Priciest $94

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA 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 Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) is about $53 (about 0.3× the $157 Medicare rate). Mahaska Health Partnership charges insurers about $44, or about $190 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Oskaloosa, IA.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$44 - $204	28%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$208	133%
Aetnamajor	$44 - $307	28%
Humanamajor	$44 - $174	28%
Amerigroup	$44 - $174	28%
Molina	$130 - $132	83%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$46 - $174

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 2 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 190), 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: 77066.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Mahaska Health Partnership is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 77066.
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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