CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Galion Community Hospital

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$168

about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $155–$278

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What this hospital charges insurers

$168

About the fair price

1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $168 This hospital $168 Cash price $545 Hospital's list price $641

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $34 Priciest $168

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 $168 (about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate). Galion Community Hospital charges insurers about $168, or about $545 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Galion, 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	$173 - $4,142	162%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$170 - $4,142	159%
Aetnamajor	$222 - $4,224	208%
Cignamajor	$564	528%
Humanamajor	$178 - $4,142	167%
AmeriHealth	$173	162%
CareSource	$165	154%
Medical Mutual	$513 - $4,224	480%
Molina	$168 - $5,629	157%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$165 - $4,142

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 545), 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 Galion Community Hospital 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 Galion Community Hospital

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