CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, abdomen (limited)

Facility: Virginia Mason Medical Center

Billing Code: 76705 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$219

about 2.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $117–$283

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$116

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $103 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $219 This hospital $116 Cash price $351 Hospital's list price $688

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

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

Cheapest $31 Priciest $116

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA 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 (limited) is about $219 (about 2.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Virginia Mason Medical Center charges insurers about $116, or about $351 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Seattle, WA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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	$99 - $392	93%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$98 - $482	92%
Aetnamajor	$33 - $1,117	31%
Cignamajor	$329 - $508	308%
Humanamajor	$99 - $116	93%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$99 - $415	93%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$38 - $441

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 351), 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 Virginia Mason Medical Center 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 Virginia Mason Medical Center

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