CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Mercyone Clinton Medical Center

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$107

about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $100–$177

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What this hospital charges insurers

$107

About the fair price

1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $107 This hospital $107 Cash price $587 Hospital's list price $903

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $41 Priciest $107

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA 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 $107 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Mercyone Clinton Medical Center charges insurers about $107, or about $587 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Clinton, IA.

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	$111 - $903	104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$107 - $110	100%
Aetnamajor	$109 - $790	102%
Cignamajor	$813	761%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$107	100%
Ambetter (Centene)	$187	175%
GEHA	$240	225%
HealthPartners	$792	742%
Medica	$813	761%
Medical Mutual	$790	740%
Oscar Health	$152	142%
+ 24 smaller / regional plans	$96 - $903

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 6 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 587), 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 Mercyone Clinton Medical Center 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.

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Other Procedures at Mercyone Clinton Medical Center

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