Ultrasound, thyroid and neck
Facility: Trinity Health Oakland Hospital
Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Ultrasound, thyroid and neck is about $102 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Trinity Health Oakland Hospital charges insurers about $184, or about $546 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Pontiac, MI.
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 $102. 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.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $107 - $630 | 100% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $58 - $184 | 54% |
| Aetnamajor | $102 - $633 | 95% |
| Cignamajor | $623 | 583% |
| Humanamajor | $617 | 578% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $184 | 172% |
| AmeriHealth | $617 | 578% |
| CareSource | $186 | 174% |
| Dean Health Plan | $571 | 535% |
| GEHA | $294 - $630 | 275% |
| Health Net | $840 | 786% |
| HealthPartners | $612 | 573% |
| MagnaCare | $617 | 578% |
| Medical Mutual | $294 | 275% |
| Molina | $135 | 126% |
| MVP Health Care | $571 | 535% |
| Paramount | $571 | 535% |
| Priority Health | $149 - $165 | 140% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $612 | 573% |
| UniCare | $617 | 578% |
| + 136 smaller / regional plans | $104 - $840 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Trinity Health Oakland Hospital
Compare: Ultrasound, thyroid and neck at other MI hospitals
- McLaren Bay Region · Bay City $36
- McLaren Central Michigan · Mount Pleasant $36
- McLaren Northern Michigan · Petoskey $36
- McLaren Flint · Flint $36
- McLaren Greater Lansing · Lansing $36
- McLaren Lapeer Region · Lapeer $36
- McLaren Oakland · Pontiac $36
- McLaren Port Huron · Port Huron $36
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.