CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, abdomen (limited)

Facility: Emerson Hospital -

Billing Code: 76705 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$140

about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $122–$185

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$140

About the fair price

1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $140 This hospital $140 Cash price $419 Hospital's list price $559

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How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

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

Cheapest $109 Priciest $140

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) is about $140 (about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate). Emerson Hospital - charges insurers about $140, or about $419 in cash — about the fair price. Located in W Concord, MA.

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 - $559	115%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$123 - $199	115%
Aetnamajor	$358	335%
Cignamajor	$511	478%
Tufts Health Plan	$123	115%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$135

Government programs also on file: Medicare, 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 419), 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: 76705.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Emerson Hospital - is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 76705.
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 Emerson Hospital -

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