CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Idaho Falls Community Hospital, LLC

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$106

about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $88–$164

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$103

About the fair price

about $3 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $106 This hospital $103 Cash price $391 Hospital's list price $391

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How this hospital compares to other ID hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 ID hospitals compared.

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 $106 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Idaho Falls Community Hospital, LLC charges insurers about $103, or about $391 in cash — about the fair price. 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	$52 - $103	49%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$52 - $103	49%
Aetnamajor	$52 - $103	49%
Humanamajor	$52 - $103	49%
Moda Health	$116 - $232	109%
Molina	$52 - $103	49%
PacificSource	$52 - $103	49%
SelectHealth	$52 - $103	49%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$52 - $284

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 391), 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 Idaho Falls Community Hospital, LLC 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 Idaho Falls Community Hospital, LLC

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