CMS Price Transparency Data

Breathing treatment (nebulizer)

Facility: Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho

Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$200

about 0.9× the $224 Medicare rate · typically $85–$226

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$201

About the fair price

about $1 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $224 Fair price $200 This hospital $201 Cash price $182 Hospital's list price $364

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $24 Priciest $201

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

A fair price for a Breathing treatment (nebulizer) is about $200 (about 0.9× the $224 Medicare rate). Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho charges insurers about $201, or about $182 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Andrews, TX.

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	$291	130%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$201 - $432	90%
Aetnamajor	$9 - $334	4%
Cignamajor	$235 - $401	105%
Humanamajor	$191 - $442	85%
Molina	$191	85%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$180 - $471

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 182), 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 Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho 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 Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho

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