CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, pelvis

Facility: Cogdell Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 76856 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$137

about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $115–$200

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$137

About the fair price

1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $137 This hospital $137 Cash price $343 Hospital's list price $369

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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 $137

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 $137 (about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate). Cogdell Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $137, or about $343 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Snyder, 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	$137 - $332	128%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$96 - $343	90%
Aetnamajor	$199 - $240	186%
Cignamajor	$214	200%
Humanamajor	$201	188%
Amerigroup	$137 - $199	128%
Molina	$137 - $199	128%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$137 - $240

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 343), 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 Cogdell 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 Cogdell Memorial Hospital

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