CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Mountain View Hospital

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$104

about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $86–$153

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$51

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $53 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $104 This hospital $51 Cash price $380 Hospital's list price $380

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How this hospital compares to other ID hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other ID hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $49 Priciest $108

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ID 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 $104 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Mountain View Hospital charges insurers about $51, or about $380 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Idaho Falls, ID.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$41 - $103	38%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$35 - $322	33%
Aetnamajor	$41 - $103	38%
Humanamajor	$39 - $98	37%
Moda Health	$92 - $231	86%
Molina	$41 - $231	38%
PacificSource	$41 - $103	38%
SelectHealth	$41 - $103	38%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$41 - $103

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 380), 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 Mountain View 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

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Other Procedures at Mountain View Hospital

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