CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, pelvis

Facility: Willamette Valley Medical Center

Billing Code: 76856 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$181

about 1.7× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $131–$261

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$318

Well above the fair price

about $137 over the fair price · 3.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $181 This hospital $318 Cash price $624 Hospital's list price $1,559

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

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

Cheapest $36 Priciest $318

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, pelvis is about $181 (about 1.7× the $107 Medicare rate). Willamette Valley Medical Center charges insurers about $318, or about $624 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in McMinnville, OR.

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 $181. 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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$115 - $1,076	108%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$305	286%
Aetnamajor	$121 - $1,210	113%
Cignamajor	$1,116	1045%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$326	305%
Health Net	$1,325	1241%
Providence Health Plan	$310 - $347	290%
WellCare	$117	110%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$115 - $895

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 624), 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 Willamette Valley Medical Center 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.

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

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Willamette Valley Medical Center

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