CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, abdomen (limited)

Facility: Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center

Billing Code: 76705 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$113
about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $111–$123
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$114
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $113 This hospital $114 Cash price $489 Hospital's list price $727

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

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

Cheapest $32 Priciest $114

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MN 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 (limited) is about $113 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center charges insurers about $114, or about $489 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Brainerd, MN.

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 $114 - $553 107%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $114 - $509 107%
Aetnamajor $618 579%
Cignamajor $534 500%
HealthPartners $114 - $534 107%
Medica $114 - $529 107%
Sanford Health Plan $312 - $328 292%
Security Health Plan $114 107%
UCare $114 - $478 107%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans $106 - $560
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 523 North 3Rd Street, Brainerd, MN 56401
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals