CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Ascension Genesys Hospital

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$119

about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $51–$128

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$117

About the fair price

about $2 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $119 This hospital $117 Cash price $217 Hospital's list price $517

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

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

Cheapest $36 Priciest $117

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 $119 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Ascension Genesys Hospital charges insurers about $117, or about $217 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Grand Blanc, MI.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareHumanaKaiser 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	$175	164%
Aetnamajor	$100	94%
Cignamajor	$111	104%
Priority Health	$125	117%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$62 - $226

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 217), 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 Ascension Genesys 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.

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Other Procedures at Ascension Genesys Hospital

Compare: Ultrasound, thyroid and neck at other MI hospitals

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