CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Bergen New Bridge Medical Center

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$142

about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $120–$151

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$145

About the fair price

about $3 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $142 This hospital $145 Cash price $173 Hospital's list price $500

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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 $145

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NJ hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Ultrasound, thyroid and neck is about $142 (about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate). Bergen New Bridge Medical Center charges insurers about $145, or about $173 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Paramus, 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	$125 - $394	117%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$193 - $205	181%
Aetnamajor	$125 - $262	117%
Cignamajor	$145 - $400	136%
Amerigroup	$125 - $205	117%
AmeriHealth	$225	211%
Clover Health	$125	117%
MagnaCare	$170	159%
WellCare	$145 - $205	136%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$36 - $425

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 173), 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 Bergen New Bridge Medical Center 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 Bergen New Bridge Medical Center

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