CMS Price Transparency Data

Screening mammogram (both breasts)

Facility: Lowell General Hospital

Billing Code: 77067 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$174

about 1.4× the $126 Medicare rate · typically $91–$368

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$300

Above the fair price

about $126 over the fair price · 2.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $126 Fair price $174 This hospital $300 Cash price $420 Hospital's list price $600

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

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

Cheapest $37 Priciest $300

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

A fair price for a Screening mammogram (both breasts) is about $174 (about 1.4× the $126 Medicare rate). Lowell General Hospital charges insurers about $300, or about $420 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Lowell, MA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $174. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$123 - $600	97%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$111 - $600	88%
Aetnamajor	$237 - $600	188%
Cignamajor	$118 - $431	93%
Humanamajor	$600	475%
AmeriHealth	$105 - $210	83%
AvMed	$105 - $210	83%
GEHA	$105 - $210	83%
Harvard Pilgrim	$132 - $300	105%
Tufts Health Plan	$56 - $600	44%
WellSense	$105 - $600	83%
+ 109 smaller / regional plans	$105 - $600

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

Excludes 12 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 420), 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: 77067.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Lowell General Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 77067.
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 (%)

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Other Procedures at Lowell General Hospital

Compare: Screening mammogram (both breasts) at other MA hospitals

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