CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, pelvis

Facility: Magee Memorial Hospital for Convalescents

Billing Code: 76856 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$119

about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $81–$270

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$102

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $17 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $119 This hospital $102 Cash price $126 Hospital's list price $255

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $59 Priciest $102

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, pelvis is about $119 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Magee Memorial Hospital for Convalescents charges insurers about $102, or about $126 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Philadelphia, PA.

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	$98	92%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$98	92%
Aetnamajor	$61 - $128	57%
Cignamajor	$102	95%
Humanamajor	$100	94%
Ambetter (Centene)	$142	133%
Devoted Health	$103	96%
Geisinger	$63 - $400	59%
HealthPartners	$38 - $100	36%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$60 - $200

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 126), 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 Magee Memorial Hospital for Convalescents 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 Magee Memorial Hospital for Convalescents

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