CMS Price Transparency Data

Breathing treatment (nebulizer)

Facility: McLeod Health Cheraw

Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$195

about 0.9× the $224 Medicare rate · typically $60–$275

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$190

About the fair price

about $5 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $224 Fair price $195 This hospital $190 Cash price $200 Hospital's list price $281

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How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

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

Cheapest $52 Priciest $190

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

A fair price for a Breathing treatment (nebulizer) is about $195 (about 0.9× the $224 Medicare rate). McLeod Health Cheraw charges insurers about $190, or about $200 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Cheraw, 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	$188 - $219	84%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$16 - $185	7%
Aetnamajor	$190 - $225	85%
Cignamajor	$239	107%
Humanamajor	$193	86%
Ambetter (Centene)	$333	149%
Clover Health	$193	86%
Molina	$17 - $361	8%
SelectHealth	$17	8%
WellCare	$198	89%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$17 - $198

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

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 200), 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: 94640.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm McLeod Health Cheraw is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 94640.
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 McLeod Health Cheraw

Compare: Breathing treatment (nebulizer) at other SC hospitals

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