Ultrasound, thyroid and neck
Facility: Merit Health Central
Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MS hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MS hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Ultrasound, thyroid and neck is about $104 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Merit Health Central charges insurers about $96, or about $238 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jackson, MS.
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
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 | $15 - $641 | 14% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $312 | 292% |
| Aetnamajor | $51 - $2,116 | 48% |
| Cignamajor | $14 - $596 | 13% |
| Humanamajor | $93 | 87% |
| CareSource | $83 | 78% |
| Devoted Health | $95 | 89% |
| Molina | $88 - $171 | 82% |
| WellCare | $96 | 90% |
| + 25 smaller / regional plans | $22 - $3,023 |
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Other Procedures at Merit Health Central
Compare: Ultrasound, thyroid and neck at other MS hospitals
- Tippah County Hospital · Ripley $28
- Monroe Regional Hospital · Aberdeen $52
- Claiborne County Hospital · Port Gibson $55
- Tallahatchie General Hospital-Cah · Charleston $78
- North Sunflower Medical Center Cah · Ruleville $78
- Franklin County Memorial Hospital · Meadville $81
- Franklin County Memorial Hospital · Meadville $81
- S E Lackey Memorial Hospital · Forest $84
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.