CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, abdomen (complete)

Facility: St Claire Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 76700 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$108

about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $72–$414

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$108

About the fair price

1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $108 This hospital $108 Cash price $564 Hospital's list price $752

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

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

Cheapest $51 Priciest $108

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 KY 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, abdomen (complete) is about $108 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). St Claire Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $108, or about $564 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Morehead, KY.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareCignaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$102 - $969	95%
Aetnamajor	$88	82%
Humanamajor	$108 - $942	101%
CareSource	$108 - $141	101%
HealthLink	$110 - $932	103%
WellCare	$36 - $1,143	34%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$93 - $1,748

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 564), 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: 76700.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm St Claire Regional Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 76700.
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 Claire Regional Medical Center

Compare: Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) at other KY hospitals

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