CMS Price Transparency Data

Breathing treatment (nebulizer)

Facility: Merit Health Central

Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$205

about 0.9× the $224 Medicare rate · typically $89–$276

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$201

About the fair price

about $4 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $224 Fair price $205 This hospital $201 Cash price $401 Hospital's list price $1,335

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

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

Cheapest $27 Priciest $201

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

A fair price for a Breathing treatment (nebulizer) is about $205 (about 0.9× the $224 Medicare rate). Merit Health Central charges insurers about $201, or about $401 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jackson, MS.

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	$138 - $1,261	62%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$525	235%
Aetnamajor	$200 - $4,164	89%
Cignamajor	$198 - $1,172	89%
Humanamajor	$195	87%
CareSource	$158	71%
Devoted Health	$198	89%
Molina	$167 - $295	75%
WellCare	$202	90%
+ 25 smaller / regional plans	$157 - $5,949

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

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 401), 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: 94640.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Merit Health Central is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 94640.
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 Merit Health Central

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