Ultrasound, thyroid and neck
Facility: Sierra View Medical Center
Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $132 (about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Sierra View Medical Center charges insurers about $134, or about $728 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Porterville, CA.
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $60 - $936 | 56% |
| Aetnamajor | $676 | 633% |
| Cignamajor | $936 | 876% |
| Humanamajor | $134 | 125% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $728 | 682% |
| Health Net | $63 - $780 | 59% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $60 - $161 |
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Other Procedures at Sierra View 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.