CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$470
about 4.4× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $147–$589
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$468
About the fair price
about $2 under the fair price · 4.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $470 This hospital $468 Cash price $988 Hospital's list price $1,813

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $28 Priciest $468

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, thyroid and neck is about $470 (about 4.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $468, or about $988 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Grass Valley, CA.

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 $140 - $1,215 131%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $117 - $631 110%
Aetnamajor $140 - $468 131%
Cignamajor $452 - $1,577 423%
Humanamajor $140 131%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $140 - $1,396 131%
Health Net $140 - $194 131%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $86 - $194
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 155 Glasson Way, Grass Valley, CA 95945
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals