CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, abdomen (complete)

Facility: Artesia General Hospital

Billing Code: 76700 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$127

about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $119–$163

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$117

About the fair price

about $10 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $127 This hospital $117 Cash price $932 Hospital's list price $1,553

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How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other NM hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $103 Priciest $130

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NM 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, abdomen (complete) is about $127 (about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Artesia General Hospital charges insurers about $117, or about $932 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Artesia, NM.

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✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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	$103 - $1,444	96%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$103 - $932	96%
Cignamajor	$1,320 - $1,398	1236%
Humanamajor	$103 - $113	96%
GEHA	$103 - $1,242	96%
Molina	$103 - $173	96%
Presbyterian	$103 - $136	96%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$103 - $1,475

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 5 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 932), 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 Artesia General Hospital 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 Artesia General Hospital

Compare: Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) at other NM hospitals

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