CMS Price Transparency Data

Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts)

Facility: Northwest Health - Porter

Billing Code: 77066 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$198

about 1.3× the $157 Medicare rate · typically $117–$254

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$184

About the fair price

about $14 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $157 Fair price $198 This hospital $184 Cash price $308 Hospital's list price $978

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

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

Cheapest $45 Priciest $184

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

A fair price for a Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) is about $198 (about 1.3× the $157 Medicare rate). Northwest Health - Porter charges insurers about $184, or about $308 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Valparaiso, IN.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 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	$90 - $327	57%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$101 - $327	64%
Aetnamajor	$101 - $496	64%
Cignamajor	$272	173%
Humanamajor	$101 - $327	64%
CareSource	$327	208%
Devoted Health	$103	66%
Health Net	$432 - $579	275%
MagnaCare	$260	166%
+ 19 smaller / regional plans	$101 - $782

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 7 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 308), 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 Northwest Health - Porter 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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Other Procedures at Northwest Health - Porter

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