CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$134

about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $99–$146

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$124

About the fair price

about $10 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $134 This hospital $124 Cash price $878 Hospital's list price $878

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

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

Cheapest $114 Priciest $124

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NJ 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 $134 (about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate). St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc charges insurers about $124, or about $878 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Paterson, NJ.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$22 - $244	21%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$29 - $354	27%
Aetnamajor	$29 - $1,380	27%
Cignamajor	$93 - $1,375	87%
Ambetter (Centene)	$29 - $186	27%
AmeriHealth	$29 - $875	27%
Clover Health	$29 - $124	27%
Fidelis Care	$22 - $275	21%
Health Net	$163 - $1,238	153%
MagnaCare	$962 - $1,891	901%
Oscar Health	$1,295	1212%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$29 - $324

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (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 878), 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 St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc 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 St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc

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