CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Children's Hosp of Los Angeles

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$133

about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $42–$255

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$200

Above the fair price

about $67 over the fair price · 1.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $133 This hospital $200 Cash price $308 Hospital's list price $308

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $200

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Ultrasound, thyroid and neck is about $133 (about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Children's Hosp of Los Angeles charges insurers about $200, or about $308 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Los Angeles, 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 $133. 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$134 - $308	125%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$137 - $308	128%
Aetnamajor	$160 - $170	150%
Cignamajor	$166	155%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$144 - $176	135%
Health Net	$107 - $385	100%
Molina	$46 - $181	43%
Presbyterian	$86 - $308	81%
Sentara	$84 - $308	79%
+ 114 smaller / regional plans	$46 - $548

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 3 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 308), 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 Children's Hosp of Los Angeles 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Children's Hosp of Los Angeles

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