CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, pelvis

Facility: Mary Lanning Healthcare

Billing Code: 76856 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$109

about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $68–$203

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$109

About the fair price

1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $109 This hospital $109 Cash price $1,039 Hospital's list price $1,155

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How this hospital compares to other NE hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other NE hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $71 Priciest $119

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Ultrasound, pelvis is about $109 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Mary Lanning Healthcare charges insurers about $109, or about $1,039 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hastings, NE.

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	$109 - $1,097	102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$109 - $1,155	102%
Aetnamajor	$109 - $1,016	102%
Ambetter (Centene)	$489	458%
Medica	$109 - $1,005	102%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$109 - $1,039

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 3 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 1,039), 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 Mary Lanning Healthcare 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 Mary Lanning Healthcare

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