Ultrasound, thyroid and neck
Facility: Kern Medical Center
Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 CA hospitals compared.
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 $85 (about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate). Kern Medical Center charges insurers about $43, or about $384 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bakersfield, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 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 | $30 - $526 | 28% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $26 - $557 | 24% |
| Health Net | $26 - $495 | 24% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $14 - $278 |
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Other Procedures at Kern 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
- Trinity Hospital · Weaverville $45
- Temecula Valley Hospital · Temecula $50
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $58
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.