CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, abdomen (limited)

Facility: Ochsner Watkins Hospital

Billing Code: 76705 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$156

about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $120–$242

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$133

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $23 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $156 This hospital $133 Cash price $217 Hospital's list price $324

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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 $29 Priciest $133

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) is about $156 (about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate). Ochsner Watkins Hospital charges insurers about $133, or about $217 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Quitman, 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	$71 - $304	66%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$98 - $419	92%
Aetnamajor	$80 - $341	75%
Cignamajor	$69 - $304	65%
Humanamajor	$58 - $304	54%
Ambetter (Centene)	$72 - $307	67%
WellCare	$72 - $307	67%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$51 - $430

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 4 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 217), 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 Ochsner Watkins Hospital 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 Ochsner Watkins Hospital

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