CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, abdomen (complete)

Facility: Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie

Billing Code: 76700 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$119

about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $113–$161

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$116

About the fair price

about $3 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $119 This hospital $116 Cash price $799 Hospital's list price $1,332

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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 $37 Priciest $116

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) is about $119 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie charges insurers about $116, or about $799 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Waxahachie, 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	$116 - $920	109%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$106 - $448	99%
Aetnamajor	$101 - $732	95%
Cignamajor	$656 - $772	614%
Humanamajor	$101 - $932	95%
Ambetter (Centene)	$209	196%
Baylor Scott & White	$96 - $772	90%
Cigna HealthSpring	$106	99%
Health Net	$732	685%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$106 - $999

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

Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (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 799), 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: 76700.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 76700.
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 Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie

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