CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, abdomen (limited)

Facility: Shriners Hospitals for Children

Billing Code: 76705 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$123

about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $88–$213

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$115

About the fair price

about $8 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $123 This hospital $115 Cash price $539 Hospital's list price $539

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

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

Cheapest $32 Priciest $115

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MO 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 $123 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Shriners Hospitals for Children charges insurers about $115, or about $539 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Saint Louis, MO.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Cigna Blue Cross Blue ShieldHumanaKaiser 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	$102 - $112	95%
Aetnamajor	$91 - $115	85%
Cignamajor	$139	130%
Ambetter (Centene)	$91	85%
HealthLink	$119	111%
Providence Health Plan	$125	117%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$91 - $213

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 539), 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 Shriners Hospitals for Children 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 Shriners Hospitals for Children

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