CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$150

about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $123–$282

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$148

About the fair price

about $2 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $150 This hospital $148 Hospital's list price $1,078

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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 $148

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 $150 (about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus charges insurers about $148 — about the fair price. Located in Atlantic City, 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	$139 - $625	130%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$887	830%
Aetnamajor	$620 - $890	580%
Cignamajor	$452 - $543	423%
AmeriHealth	$693 - $906	649%
Devoted Health	$121	113%
Health Net	$755 - $1,024	707%
HealthPartners	$235	220%
MagnaCare	$431 - $970	404%
WellCare	$149	140%
+ 29 smaller / regional plans	$139 - $1,024

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 6 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, 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 Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus 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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