CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, pelvis

Facility: Comanche County Medical Center

Billing Code: 76856 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$123

about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $41–$442

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$32

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $91 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $123 This hospital $32 Cash price $186 Hospital's list price $285

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $32 Priciest $80

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, pelvis is about $123 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Comanche County Medical Center charges insurers about $32, or about $186 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Comanche, TX.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$29 - $143	27%
Aetnamajor	$33 - $292	31%
Cignamajor	$70 - $302	66%
Humanamajor	$32 - $325	30%
Molina	$32 - $292	30%
WellMed	$32 - $172	30%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$29 - $766

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 186), 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 Comanche County Medical 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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Other Procedures at Comanche County Medical Center

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