CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, abdomen (limited)

Facility: Coastal Carolina Hospital

Billing Code: 76705 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$101

about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $100–$101

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$101

About the fair price

0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $101 This hospital $101 Cash price $145

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How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

A typical price — 1 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 SC hospitals compared.

Cheapest $52 Priciest $102

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) is about $101 (about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate). Coastal Carolina Hospital charges insurers about $101, or about $145 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hardeeville, SC.

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	$97 - $109	91%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$145 - $493	136%
Aetnamajor	$97	91%
Cignamajor	$100	94%
Humanamajor	$74 - $97	69%
Clover Health	$101	95%
Devoted Health	$97	91%
Molina	$74 - $160	69%
SelectHealth	$74 - $186	69%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$78 - $160

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 145), 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: 76705.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Coastal Carolina Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 76705.
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 Coastal Carolina Hospital

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