CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, pelvis

Facility: Cochran Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 76856 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$339

about 3.2× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $145–$560

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$280

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $59 under the fair price · 2.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $339 This hospital $280 Cash price $300 Hospital's list price $300

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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 $32 Priciest $280

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, pelvis is about $339 (about 3.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Cochran Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $280, or about $300 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Morton, TX.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$137 - $321	128%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$241 - $276	226%
Amerigroup	$274 - $315	257%
WellCare	$274 - $315	257%

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 300), 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 Cochran Memorial Hospital 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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Other Procedures at Cochran Memorial Hospital

Compare: Ultrasound, pelvis at other TX hospitals

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