Ultrasound, thyroid and neck
Facility: Good Samaritan Hospital
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 $200 (about 1.9× the $107 Medicare rate). Good Samaritan Hospital charges insurers about $340, or about $5,358 in cash — above the fair price. Located in San Jose, CA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $200. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $245 - $1,821 | 229% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $73 - $599 | 68% |
| Aetnamajor | $4,973 - $5,074 | 4656% |
| Cignamajor | $156 - $5,713 | 146% |
| Humanamajor | $2,502 - $4,999 | 2342% |
| Health Net | $2,144 - $4,285 | 2007% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $66 - $5,713 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Good Samaritan Hospital
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.