CMS Price Transparency Data

Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts)

Facility: Howard County Medical Center

Billing Code: 77066 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$124

about 0.8× the $157 Medicare rate · typically $102–$180

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$145

Above the fair price

about $21 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $157 Fair price $124 This hospital $145 Cash price $431 Hospital's list price $431

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NE hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other NE hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $46 Priciest $146

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

A fair price for a Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) is about $124 (about 0.8× the $157 Medicare rate). Howard County Medical Center charges insurers about $145, or about $431 in cash — above the fair price. Located in St Paul, NE.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $124. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$142 - $601	90%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$142 - $622	90%
Aetnamajor	$45 - $409	29%
Humanamajor	$121	77%
Ambetter (Centene)	$285	182%
Medica	$44 - $414	28%
Molina	$150 - $216	96%
Oscar Health	$249	159%
WellCare	$147	94%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$90 - $297

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 431), 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: 77066.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Howard County Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 77066.
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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Other Procedures at Howard County Medical Center

Compare: Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) at other NE hospitals

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