CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Decatur County Hospital

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$229

about 2.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $85–$563

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$368

Above the fair price

about $139 over the fair price · 3.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $229 This hospital $368 Cash price $411 Hospital's list price $514

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $368

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, thyroid and neck is about $229 (about 2.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Decatur County Hospital charges insurers about $368, or about $411 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Leon, IA.

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 $229. 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✓ 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	$308 - $437	288%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$164 - $192	154%
Aetnamajor	$278 - $406	260%
Cignamajor	$442	414%
Humanamajor	$375	351%
Amerigroup	$540	506%
HealthPartners	$473	443%
Medica	$411	385%
Medical Mutual	$452	423%
Priority Health	$514	481%
+ 17 smaller / regional plans	$267 - $524

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 2 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 411), 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 Decatur County Hospital 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 Decatur County Hospital

Compare: Ultrasound, thyroid and neck at other IA hospitals

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