CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, pelvis

Facility: Grimes St Joseph Health Center

Billing Code: 76856 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$175

about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $63–$524

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $175 Cash price $295 Hospital's list price $1,688

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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	$140 - $637	131%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$144 - $1,688	135%
Aetnamajor	$625 - $945	585%
Cignamajor	$212 - $289	198%
Humanamajor	$1,030	964%
Ambetter (Centene)	$906	848%
Bright Health	$1,292	1210%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$137 - $1,874

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 295), 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 Grimes St Joseph Health Center 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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