CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Northwest Medical Center

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$131

about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $108–$131

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What this hospital charges insurers

$131

About the fair price

1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $131 This hospital $131 Cash price $716 Hospital's list price $2,388

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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 $131

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AZ 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, thyroid and neck is about $131 (about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Northwest Medical Center charges insurers about $131, or about $716 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tucson, 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	$110 - $1,194	103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$112 - $373	105%
Aetnamajor	$105 - $1,433	98%
Cignamajor	$110 - $369	103%
Humanamajor	$110	103%
Ambetter (Centene)	$157	147%
Banner Health	$115	108%
Clover Health	$113	106%
Devoted Health	$113	106%
Health Net	$177	166%
WellCare	$115	108%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$82 - $257

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

Excludes 4 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 716), 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 Northwest 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 Northwest Medical Center

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