CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Akron General Medical Center

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$90
about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $90–$115
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$91
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $90 This hospital $91 Cash price $441 Hospital's list price $679

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 OH hospitals compared.

Cheapest $34 Priciest $98

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH 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 $90 (about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate). Akron General Medical Center charges insurers about $91, or about $441 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Akron, OH.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 $25 - $552 23%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $25 - $435 23%
Aetnamajor $25 - $920 23%
Cignamajor $37 - $543 35%
Humanamajor $25 - $98 23%
AmeriHealth $69 - $89 65%
CareSource $66 - $81 62%
Molina $69 - $85 65%
Oscar Health $64 - $261 60%
UniCare $27 - $103 25%
UPMC Health Plan $95 - $407 89%
+ 18 smaller / regional plans $16 - $690
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1 Akron General Avenue, Akron, OH 44307
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals