PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente
VancouverClark CountyAcute Care Hospitals
Pregnancy ultrasound (before 14 weeks)
Quality: 3 of 5 (CMS overall rating)Earliest available date: call (360) 256-2000
What you may pay
- With insurance from an employer or private plan
- $46.37 to $376
- Molina Healthcare of WA $46.37
- First Choice Health $106
- PremeraFirst: LifeWise Alpine $185 Lower than typical
- Pacific Source: Commercial PSN/Voyager $196 Lower than typical
- Regence Blue Shield $337 Typical
- Providence Health Plan $376 Typical
- Paying yourself (cash price)
- $516 – $527
Next step: ask the hospital for a Good Faith Estimate for this procedure (phone number above).
Bills to expect
A procedure usually brings several bills, each from whoever did that part of your care. Here is what to expect, with what Traditional Medicare allows for each doctor’s part in this area (Washington outside King County) and an estimate for private plans.
| Bill | Who sends it | How likely | Status | Traditional Medicare allows | Private plans (estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital's fee | The hospital | Expected | Published by the hospital: the prices above | — | — |
| Reading doctor | The radiology group or specialist practice that reads it | Expected | Billed separately; amount estimated | $47 | $56 to $84 |
| Ordering doctor's visit | Your doctor | Possible | Billed separately; not priced | — | — |
What you’d pay for these bills
You pay about $48 to $54 of about $241 to $270 billed to your plan.
How each bill comes to you
Hospital's fee
- The provider's charge
- Not published
- Allowed amount
- $185
- Your plan pays
- $148
- Your coinsurance
- $37.10
- You owe
- $37.10
Reading doctor
- The provider's charge
- Not published
- Allowed amount
- $55.58
- Your plan pays
- $44.46
- Your coinsurance
- $11.12
- You owe
- $11.12
- All bills: allowed amounts
- $241
- Your plan pays
- $193
- You owe in all
- $48.22
Who owes what, and when you might owe more
- The insurance adjustment Written off
An in-network provider agrees to accept your plan's allowed amount. The difference between its charge and that amount is written off: you don't owe it, and it shouldn't appear on your bill.
- Deductible You pay
What you pay each year before your plan starts sharing costs. It is applied to bills in the order your plan processes them, so the first bill can take all of it.
- Copay You pay
A fixed amount for a kind of care, such as a hospital stay or a surgeon's visit. Your plan's summary of benefits says whether it applies before or after the deductible, and whether a stay's copay is per day.
- Coinsurance You pay
Your percentage of the allowed amount after the deductible, such as 20%.
- Out-of-pocket maximum Your plan pays
Once your deductible, copays and coinsurance for the year reach it, your plan pays 100% of covered in-network care for the rest of the plan year.
- Each provider bills separately You pay
The hospital, surgeon, anesthesia group, radiologist and pathologist each send their own claim and their own bill. All of them count toward the same deductible and yearly maximum.
- Out of network and surprise bills It depends
A provider outside your plan's network can bill you the difference between its charge and what your plan pays (a balance bill). It can't for emergency care, or when anesthesia, radiology, pathology, an assistant surgeon or a hospital doctor treats you at an in-network hospital: under federal law (the No Surprises Act) and, for Washington-regulated plans and self-funded plans that opt in, RCW 48.49, those groups cannot balance bill you. Your deductible and coinsurance still apply, at in-network amounts.
- Not covered, or no prior authorization It depends
If your plan decides a service isn't covered, or it needed prior authorization that wasn't approved, the plan pays nothing for it and the provider may bill you. Ask the provider to get prior authorization before your care. If an in-network provider didn't get it, the provider's contract may stop it billing you: ask your plan before you pay.
- A second insurance It depends
If you have a second plan, the first plan pays first and the second may then pay some or all of your share. These estimates use one plan only.
- Wait for the Explanation of Benefits You pay
After each claim your insurer sends an Explanation of Benefits (EOB) with the allowed amount, what it paid and what you may owe. It is not a bill. Pay a provider's bill only when it matches the EOB's “you may owe” amount, and ask the provider or insurer about any difference.
- Help from the hospital It depends
Washington hospitals must give free or discounted care based on income, including deductibles and coinsurance for insured patients: free up to 200% or 300% of the federal poverty level depending on the hospital, with discounts above that (RCW 70.170). You can apply after you get a bill. It covers the hospital's bill; doctor groups that bill separately have their own policies.
- If you pay yourself instead You pay
You can choose not to use your insurance and pay the cash price; then nothing counts toward your deductible. Ask each provider for a Good Faith Estimate. If a bill is $400 or more above it, you can dispute it within 120 days.
Get it confirmed before your care
The hospital, each doctor’s group and your insurer can each confirm their part in writing. Here is a request for each one, ready to send from your own email, and what to say if you’d rather call. Nothing you do here is saved.
Coming: CareNavIQ will be able to send these for you, follow up, and tell you when everything is confirmed, with your permission.
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente
Request to send
Subject: Estimate request: pregnancy ultrasound (before 14 weeks) at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente Hello, I am planning a pregnancy ultrasound (before 14 weeks) (billing code CPT 76801) at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente. Under Washington law (RCW 70.01.030), I am asking for a written estimate of the hospital's charges, with the billing codes you plan to use. Name: [YOUR NAME] Date of birth: [DATE OF BIRTH] Insurance: [PLAN NAME], member ID [MEMBER ID] Planned date: [DATE, IF KNOWN] Thank you.
If you call. Call (360) 256-2000 and ask for the price estimate or patient financial services line. Say: "I'd like a written estimate for my pregnancy ultrasound (before 14 weeks)."
50 published prices, grouped by who each price applies to.
Cash price 2 prices
| Price | Part of the bill | Hospital’s description | How it’s set | Setting | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $516 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | — | Outpatient | — |
| $527 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | — | Outpatient | — |
List price (before discounts) 2 prices
| Price | Part of the bill | Hospital’s description | How it’s set | Setting | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $794 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | — | Outpatient | — |
| $810 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | — | Outpatient | — |
Commercial insurance 12 prices
| Payer | Plan | Price | Part of the bill | Hospital’s description | How it’s set | Setting | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Choice Health | Commercial | $106 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | fee schedule | Outpatient | — |
| First Choice Health | Commercial | $106 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | fee schedule | Outpatient | — |
| Molina Healthcare of WA | Commercial | $46.37 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Molina Healthcare of WA | Commercial | $46.37 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Pacific Source | Commercial PSN/Voyager | $196 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | fee schedule | Outpatient | — |
| Pacific Source | Commercial PSN/Voyager | $196 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | fee schedule | Outpatient | — |
| PremeraFirst | LifeWise Alpine | $185 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| PremeraFirst | LifeWise Alpine | $185 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Providence Health Plan | Commercial | $376 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Providence Health Plan | Commercial | $376 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Regence Blue Shield | Commercial | $337 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Regence Blue Shield | Commercial | $337 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
Medicare Advantage 26 prices
| Payer | Plan | Price | Part of the bill | Hospital’s description | How it’s set | Setting | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aetna Health | Medicare Advantage | $128 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Aetna Health | Medicare Advantage | $128 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Atrio Health Plans | Medicare Advantage | $133 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Atrio Health Plans | Medicare Advantage | $133 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Devoted | Medicare Advantage | $122 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Devoted | Medicare Advantage | $122 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Health Net Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $128 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Health Net Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $128 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Humana Health Plan | Medicare HMO/PPO | $128 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Humana Health Plan | Medicare HMO/PPO | $128 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Kaiser Northwest | Medicare Advantage | $121 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Kaiser Northwest | Medicare Advantage | $121 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Moda Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $116 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Moda Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $116 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Molina Healthcare of WA | Medicare Advantage | $124 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Molina Healthcare of WA | Medicare Advantage | $124 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Pacific Source | Medicare Advantage HMO and PPO | $122 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Pacific Source | Medicare Advantage HMO and PPO | $122 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Regence Blue Shield | Medicare Advantage HMO | $119 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Regence Blue Shield | Medicare Advantage HMO | $119 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Regence Blue Shield | Medicare Advantage PPO | $119 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Regence Blue Shield | Medicare Advantage PPO | $119 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $122 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $122 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Wellcare | Medicare Advantage | $128 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Wellcare | Medicare Advantage | $128 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
Medicaid managed care 2 prices
| Payer | Plan | Price | Part of the bill | Hospital’s description | How it’s set | Setting | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Northwest | Managed Medicaid | $121 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| Kaiser Northwest | Managed Medicaid | $121 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
Unknown 6 prices
| Payer | Plan | Price | Part of the bill | Hospital’s description | How it’s set | Setting | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Source | Coordinated Care (Ind and NonInd) | $185 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | fee schedule | Outpatient | — |
| Pacific Source | Coordinated Care (Ind and NonInd) | $185 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | fee schedule | Outpatient | — |
| United Healthcare | All Payer Appendix | $324 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| United Healthcare | All Payer Appendix | $324 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| United Healthcare | Doctors Plan | $306 | Hospital’s fee | ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
| United Healthcare | Doctors Plan | $306 | Hospital’s fee | OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | other | Outpatient | — |
Doctors here who do this procedure
We don’t have doctor data for this procedure yet. CMS publishes what doctors bill Traditional Medicare by billing code, and no Washington doctor billed this one often enough for CMS to publish it (11 or more patients a year).
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