CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, pelvis

Facility: Sck Health

Billing Code: 76856 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$172

about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $112–$234

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$140

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $32 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $172 This hospital $140 Cash price $187 Hospital's list price $187

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

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

Cheapest $37 Priciest $140

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, pelvis is about $172 (about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate). Sck Health charges insurers about $140, or about $187 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Arkansas City, KS.

What each insurance company pays

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

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$37 - $370	35%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$133 - $140	125%
Aetnamajor	$44 - $370	41%
Ambetter (Centene)	$107	100%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$42

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 187), 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 Sck Health 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

Enter your details and press estimate to compare.

Other Procedures at Sck Health

Compare: Ultrasound, pelvis at other KS hospitals

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