CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, pelvis

Facility: South Sunflower County Hospital

Billing Code: 76856 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$100

about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $82–$186

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$74

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $26 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $100 This hospital $74 Cash price $64 Hospital's list price $204

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 MS hospitals compared.

Cheapest $34 Priciest $86

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, pelvis is about $100 (about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate). South Sunflower County Hospital charges insurers about $74, or about $64 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Indianola, MS.

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✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$33	31%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$183	171%
Aetnamajor	$162	152%
UCare	$46 - $91	43%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$31 - $470

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 64), 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: 76856.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm South Sunflower County Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 76856.
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 South Sunflower County Hospital

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