CMS Price Transparency Data

Breathing treatment (nebulizer)

Facility: Russell County Hospital

Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$197

about 0.9× the $224 Medicare rate · typically $89–$241

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$217

About the fair price

about $20 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $224 Fair price $197 This hospital $217 Cash price $79 Hospital's list price $530

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How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 VA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $51 Priciest $217

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

A fair price for a Breathing treatment (nebulizer) is about $197 (about 0.9× the $224 Medicare rate). Russell County Hospital charges insurers about $217, or about $79 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lebanon, VA.

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	$27 - $363	12%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$16 - $657	7%
Aetnamajor	$78 - $526	35%
Cignamajor	$49 - $305	22%
Humanamajor	$217	97%
Ambetter (Centene)	$466	208%
Amerigroup	$214	96%
Devoted Health	$224	100%
Molina	$77 - $222	34%
Sentara	$74 - $239	33%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$214 - $657

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 2 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 79), 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: 94640.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Russell County Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 94640.
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 Russell County Hospital

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