CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Verde Valley Medical Center

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$116

about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $105–$239

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$118

About the fair price

about $2 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $116 This hospital $118 Cash price $339 Hospital's list price $678

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

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

Cheapest $28 Priciest $118

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, thyroid and neck is about $116 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Verde Valley Medical Center charges insurers about $118, or about $339 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Cottonwood, AZ.

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	$75 - $1,023	70%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$146 - $805	137%
Aetnamajor	$118 - $959	110%
Cignamajor	$226 - $995	212%
Humanamajor	$118	110%
Ambetter (Centene)	$135	126%
Devoted Health	$104 - $123	97%
Health Net	$110 - $112	103%
WellCare	$118	110%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$104 - $5,000

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

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 339), 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: 76536.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Verde Valley Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 76536.
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 Verde Valley Medical Center

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