CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Mercy Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$81
about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $71–$97
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$83
About the fair price
about $2 over the fair price · 0.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $81 This hospital $83 Cash price $758 Hospital's list price $1,895

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How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other CO hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $38 Priciest $83

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CO 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 $81 (about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate). Mercy Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $83, or about $758 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Durango, CO.

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 $83 - $245 78%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $83 - $1,667 78%
Aetnamajor $83 - $1,667 78%
Cignamajor $83 - $1,629 78%
Humanamajor $83 - $1,610 78%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $83 78%
Presbyterian $1,421 1330%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $83 - $1,232
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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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1010 Three Springs Blvd, Durango, CO 81301
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals