CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, abdomen (complete)

Facility: Saint Michael's Medical Center

Billing Code: 76700 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$163

about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $127–$202

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$163

About the fair price

1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $163 This hospital $163 Cash price $121 Hospital's list price $1,106

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

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

Cheapest $66 Priciest $163

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) is about $163 (about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate). Saint Michael's Medical Center charges insurers about $163, or about $121 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Newark, NJ.

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	$109 - $163	102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$121	113%
Aetnamajor	$121 - $257	113%
Cignamajor	$194	182%
Humanamajor	$121	113%
AmeriHealth	$121 - $184	113%
Clover Health	$126	118%
WellCare	$125 - $164	117%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$121 - $248

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 121), 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: 76700.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Saint Michael's Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 76700.
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 Saint Michael's Medical Center

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