CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, abdomen (limited)

Facility: CHI St Lukes Health Memorial San Augustine

Billing Code: 76705 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$217

about 2.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $76–$543

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$223

About the fair price

about $6 over the fair price · 2.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $217 This hospital $223 Cash price $391 Hospital's list price $2,609

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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 $27 Priciest $223

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) is about $217 (about 2.0× the $107 Medicare rate). CHI St Lukes Health Memorial San Augustine charges insurers about $223, or about $391 in cash — about the fair price. Located in San Augustine, 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	$106 - $2,609	99%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$100 - $335	94%
Aetnamajor	$97 - $652	91%
Cignamajor	$102 - $269	95%
Humanamajor	$97 - $1,826	91%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$108 - $2,713

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (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 391), 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: 76705.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm CHI St Lukes Health Memorial San Augustine is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 76705.
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 CHI St Lukes Health Memorial San Augustine

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