CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Sequoia Hospital

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$178

about 1.7× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $148–$319

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$156

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $22 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $178 This hospital $156 Cash price $914 Hospital's list price $2,511

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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 $156

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA 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 $178 (about 1.7× the $107 Medicare rate). Sequoia Hospital charges insurers about $156, or about $914 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Redwood City, 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	$156 - $245	146%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$86 - $923	81%
Aetnamajor	$156 - $503	146%
Cignamajor	$692	648%
Humanamajor	$156	146%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$86 - $1,933	81%
Health Net	$105 - $156	98%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$86 - $1,080

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 914), 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 Sequoia 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.

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Other Procedures at Sequoia Hospital

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