Ultrasound, thyroid and neck
Facility: Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)
On the higher side — 6 of 8 other DE hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 DE 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). Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware charges insurers about $185, or about $883 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Wilmington, DE.
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 $132. 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.
4 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 | $324 - $551 | 303% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $273 - $780 | 256% |
| Aetnamajor | $375 - $512 | 351% |
| Cignamajor | $486 - $556 | 455% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $503 | 471% |
| AmeriHealth | $271 - $503 | 254% |
| Fidelis Care | $353 | 330% |
| Geisinger | $530 | 496% |
| HealthPartners | $343 | 321% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $350 | 328% |
| + 14 smaller / regional plans | $43 - $883 |
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 Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
Compare: Ultrasound, thyroid and neck at other DE hospitals
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Dover · Dover $106
- PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Georgetown · Georgetown $106
- Beebe Medical Center · Lewes $128
- Christiana Hospital · Newark $141
- Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus · Milford $152
- Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus · Dover $155
- Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc. · Seaford $227
- St Francis Hospital · Wilmington $537
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.