CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$170

about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $121–$211

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$135

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $35 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $170 This hospital $135 Cash price $494 Hospital's list price $494

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How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

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

Cheapest $97 Priciest $135

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MA 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 $170 (about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate). Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton charges insurers about $135, or about $494 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Milton, MA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareAetnaHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$129	121%
Cignamajor	$389	364%
Harvard Pilgrim	$129	121%
UniCare	$141	132%

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 494), 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 Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton 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 Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton

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