CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Copper Queen Community Hospital

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$230

about 2.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $104–$719

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$79

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $151 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $230 This hospital $79 Cash price $892 Hospital's list price $1,115

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other AZ hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $28 Priciest $113

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 $230 (about 2.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Copper Queen Community Hospital charges insurers about $79, or about $892 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bisbee, 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	$169 - $753	158%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$638 - $878	597%
Aetnamajor	$263 - $1,162	246%
Cignamajor	$657 - $904	615%
Humanamajor	$150 - $207	140%
Amerigroup	$150 - $207	140%
Banner Health	$79 - $207	74%
Health Net	$263 - $775	246%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$79 - $482

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

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 892), 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 Copper Queen Community Hospital 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at Copper Queen Community Hospital

Compare: Ultrasound, thyroid and neck at other AZ hospitals

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