CMS Price Transparency Data
Ultrasound, thyroid and neck
Facility: Helen Newberry Joy Hospital
Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$128
about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $69–$200
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $128 Cash price $49 Hospital's list price $78
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 | $68 - $716 | 64% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $69 - $729 | 65% |
| Aetnamajor | $63 - $701 | 59% |
| Cignamajor | $68 - $716 | 64% |
| Humanamajor | $295 - $321 | 276% |
| Priority Health | $68 - $716 | 64% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $45 - $716 |
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Helen Newberry Joy 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.