CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, pelvis

Facility: St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home

Billing Code: 76856 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$260

about 2.4× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $117–$402

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$201

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $59 under the fair price · 1.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $260 This hospital $201 Cash price $312 Hospital's list price $312

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $31 Priciest $201

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, pelvis is about $260 (about 2.4× the $107 Medicare rate). St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home charges insurers about $201, or about $312 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Carroll, 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	$251 - $703	235%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$112 - $358	105%
Aetnamajor	$112 - $785	105%
Humanamajor	$265 - $741	248%
Medica	$112 - $314	105%
Molina	$130 - $365	122%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$128 - $408

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 312), 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 St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home 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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Other Procedures at St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home

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