CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Bellevue Hospital Center

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$155

about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $119–$216

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$139

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $16 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $155 This hospital $139 Cash price $127 Hospital's list price $559

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $27 Priciest $139

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, thyroid and neck is about $155 (about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Bellevue Hospital Center charges insurers about $139, or about $127 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in New York, NY.

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	$132 - $648	124%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$92 - $648	86%
Aetnamajor	$21 - $1,131	20%
Cignamajor	$203 - $608	190%
Fidelis Care	$42 - $470	39%
MagnaCare	$608	569%
Oscar Health	$43 - $446	40%
WellCare	$31 - $486	29%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$23 - $689

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 127), 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 Bellevue Hospital 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 Bellevue Hospital Center

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