CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, pelvis

Facility: Portsmouth Regional Hospital

Billing Code: 76856 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$294
about 2.7× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $115–$432
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$407
Above the fair price
about $113 over the fair price · 3.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $294 This hospital $407 Cash price $1,974 Hospital's list price $1,974

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

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

Cheapest $69 Priciest $407

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NH 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 $294 (about 2.7× the $107 Medicare rate). Portsmouth Regional Hospital charges insurers about $407, or about $1,974 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Portsmouth, NH.

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 $294. 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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $507 - $1,303 475%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $141 - $874 132%
Aetnamajor $1,250 1170%
Cignamajor $894 837%
AmeriHealth $81 76%
Harvard Pilgrim $387 - $484 362%
MVP Health Care $1,382 1294%
Tufts Health Plan $742 - $1,129 695%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $161 - $1,875
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 333 Borthwick Ave, Portsmouth, NH 03801
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals