CMS Price Transparency Data
Ultrasound, thyroid and neck
Facility: Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)
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A fair price for this
$129
about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $108–$243
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $129 Cash price $1,016 Hospital's list price $1,354
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 | $864 | 809% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $190 - $1,016 | 178% |
| Aetnamajor | $190 - $1,083 | 178% |
| Cignamajor | $203 - $379 | 190% |
| Humanamajor | $921 | 862% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $406 | 380% |
| Health Net | $402 - $948 | 376% |
| Molina | $402 - $1,110 | 376% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $203 - $1,016 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Compare: Ultrasound, thyroid and neck at other CA hospitals
- Mayers Memorial Hospital · Fall River Mills $28
- Adventist Health Vallejo · Vallejo $35
- Adventist Health Howard Memorial · Willits $38
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $39
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $40
- Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield $43
- Trinity Hospital · Weaverville $45
- Temecula Valley Hospital · Temecula $50
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.