CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, abdomen (complete)

Facility: Methodist Hospital for Surgery

Billing Code: 76700 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$122

about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $108–$151

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$110

About the fair price

about $12 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $122 This hospital $110 Cash price $940 Hospital's list price $1,566

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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 $110

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 $122 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Methodist Hospital for Surgery charges insurers about $110, or about $940 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Addison, 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	$103 - $110	96%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$103 - $230	96%
Aetnamajor	$103	96%
Cignamajor	$108 - $109	101%
Humanamajor	$109	102%
Ambetter (Centene)	$176	165%
Bright Health	$144	135%
Friday Health	$175	164%
Molina	$149	140%
Oscar Health	$134	125%
WellCare	$103	96%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$103 - $205

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

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 940), 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 Methodist Hospital for Surgery 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 Methodist Hospital for Surgery

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