Screening mammogram (both breasts)
Facility: South Shore Hospital
Billing Code: 77067 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $177 compared to the $147 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.20× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 MA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $147 (about 1.2× the $126 Medicare rate). South Shore Hospital charges insurers about $177, or about $531 in cash — above the fair price. Located in South Weymouth, 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 $147. 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.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $106 - $177 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $131 - $177 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $96 - $360 | 76% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $79 | 63% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $289 - $292 | 229% |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at South Shore Hospital
Compare: Screening mammogram (both breasts) at other MA hospitals
- Holyoke Medical Center · Holyoke $37
- Milford Regional Medical Center · Milford $37
- Falmouth Hospital · Falmouth $47
- Southcoast Hospitals Group · Fall River $99
- UMass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals · Leominster $102
- UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital · Southbridge $102
- Anna Jaques Hospital · Newburyport $104
- Emerson Hospital - · W Concord $107
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at South Shore Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $275
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $275).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($531) Beats Your Bill
South Shore Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $531 (vs. $177 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $147 Fair BaseRate ($126 Medicare)
Your bill ($758) is $611 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($147) and 6.0× the $126 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.