CMS Price Transparency Data

Orthotic fitting and training

Facility: St James Hospital

Billing Code: 97760 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$131

about 2.8× the $46 Medicare rate · typically $86–$131

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$130

About the fair price

about $1 under the fair price · 2.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $46 Fair price $131 This hospital $130 Hospital's list price $150

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How this hospital compares to other MT hospitals

Highest price of the 8 MT hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $44 Priciest $130

Black dot = this hospital, among the 8 MT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Orthotic fitting and training is about $131 (about 2.8× the $46 Medicare rate). St James Hospital charges insurers about $130 — about the fair price. Located in Butte, MT.

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	$53 - $128	115%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$136 - $150	295%
Aetnamajor	$143	310%
Cignamajor	$79 - $143	171%
Humanamajor	$54	117%
GEHA	$128	278%
PacificSource	$105 - $143	228%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$79 - $148

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, 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: 97760.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm St James Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 97760.
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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