CMS Price Transparency Data

Screening mammogram (both breasts)

Facility: Frye Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 77067 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$138

about 1.1× the $126 Medicare rate · typically $91–$194

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$131

About the fair price

about $7 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $126 Fair price $138 This hospital $131 Cash price $347 Hospital's list price $868

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

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

Cheapest $35 Priciest $131

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

A fair price for a Screening mammogram (both breasts) is about $138 (about 1.1× the $126 Medicare rate). Frye Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $131, or about $347 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hickory, NC.

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	$84 - $176	67%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$86 - $132	68%
Aetnamajor	$85 - $512	67%
Cignamajor	$83	66%
Humanamajor	$83	66%
Ambetter (Centene)	$233	185%
AmeriHealth	$88 - $202	70%
CareSource	$186	147%
WellCare	$88	70%
+ 16 smaller / regional plans	$81 - $432

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 347), 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: 77067.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Frye Regional Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 77067.
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 Frye Regional Medical Center

Compare: Screening mammogram (both breasts) at other NC hospitals

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