CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, abdomen (limited)

Facility: Lonesome Pine Hospital

Billing Code: 76705 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$114

about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $105–$175

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$112

About the fair price

about $2 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $114 This hospital $112 Cash price $96 Hospital's list price $643

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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 $95 Priciest $112

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) is about $114 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Lonesome Pine Hospital charges insurers about $112, or about $96 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Big Stone Gap, 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	$48 - $643	45%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$82 - $643	77%
Aetnamajor	$102 - $275	95%
Cignamajor	$107 - $365	100%
Humanamajor	$102	95%
Ambetter (Centene)	$222	208%
Amerigroup	$102	95%
Devoted Health	$107	100%
Molina	$107 - $146	100%
Sentara	$102 - $163	95%
WellCare	$108	101%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$102 - $245

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 96), 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 Lonesome Pine Hospital 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 Lonesome Pine Hospital

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