CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, abdomen (limited)

Facility: Seattle Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 76705 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$142

about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $57–$204

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$64

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $78 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $142 This hospital $64 Hospital's list price $117

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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 $64

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) is about $142 (about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate). Seattle Children's Hospital charges insurers about $64 — 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	$17 - $914	16%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$17 - $863	16%
Aetnamajor	$64 - $998	60%
Cignamajor	$58 - $883	54%
Humanamajor	$92 - $987	86%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$17 - $779	16%
Medical Mutual	$92 - $987	86%
Moda Health	$64 - $987	60%
Molina	$17 - $779	16%
PacificSource	$998	934%
Providence Health Plan	$58 - $883	54%
SelectHealth	$92 - $987	86%
Tufts Health Plan	$58 - $883	54%
+ 61 smaller / regional plans	$16 - $998

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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, 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 Seattle Children's 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 Seattle Children's Hospital

Compare: Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) at other WA hospitals

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