CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Banner Payson Medical Center

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$342

about 3.2× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $164–$373

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$348

About the fair price

about $6 over the fair price · 3.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $342 This hospital $348 Cash price $278 Hospital's list price $451

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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 $348

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 $342 (about 3.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Banner Payson Medical Center charges insurers about $348, or about $278 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Payson, AZ.

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	$185 - $302	173%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$185 - $464	173%
Aetnamajor	$184 - $299	172%
Cignamajor	$185 - $359	173%
Humanamajor	$196	184%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$185	173%
Banner Health	$79 - $185	74%
Devoted Health	$203	190%
Health Net	$79 - $274	74%
Oscar Health	$305	286%
UPMC Health Plan	$185	173%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$79 - $406

Government programs also on file: 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 278), 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 Banner Payson 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 Banner Payson Medical Center

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