CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, pelvis

Facility: Mercy Hospital Healdton, Inc.

Billing Code: 76856 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$62

about 0.6× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $56–$105

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$61

About the fair price

about $1 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $62 This hospital $61 Cash price $636 Hospital's list price $979

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How this hospital compares to other OK hospitals

One of the lower prices — 2 of 8 other OK hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $59 Priciest $88

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OK 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 $62 (about 0.6× the $107 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Healdton, Inc. charges insurers about $61, or about $636 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Healdton, OK.

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	$269 - $881	252%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$269 - $519	252%
Aetnamajor	$61 - $670	57%
Cignamajor	$277 - $734	259%
Humanamajor	$61 - $269	57%
Ambetter (Centene)	$294	275%
Healthcare Highways	$734	687%
HealthLink	$832 - $881	779%
Independent Health	$269	252%
Medica	$373	349%
+ 38 smaller / regional plans	$240 - $881

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

Excludes 7 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 636), 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 Mercy Hospital Healdton, Inc. 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 Mercy Hospital Healdton, Inc.

Compare: Ultrasound, pelvis at other OK hospitals

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