CMS Price Transparency Data

Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts)

Facility: Barnes Jewish Hospital

Billing Code: 77066 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$148

about 0.9× the $157 Medicare rate · typically $106–$370

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$475

Well above the fair price

about $327 over the fair price · 3.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $157 Fair price $148 This hospital $475 Cash price $320 Hospital's list price $533

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

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

Cheapest $45 Priciest $475

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

A fair price for a Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) is about $148 (about 0.9× the $157 Medicare rate). Barnes Jewish Hospital charges insurers about $475, or about $320 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Saint Louis, MO.

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 $148. 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	$107 - $396	68%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$229 - $464	146%
Aetnamajor	$396 - $480	252%
Cignamajor	$343 - $483	218%
Humanamajor	$395	252%
HealthLink	$259 - $402	165%
Medica	$426	271%
Priority Health	$475	303%
UniCare	$346 - $402	220%
+ 17 smaller / regional plans	$274 - $480

Excludes 6 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 320), 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: 77066.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Barnes Jewish Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 77066.
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.

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Other Procedures at Barnes Jewish Hospital

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