CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Mercy Hospital Healdton, Inc.

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$61

about 0.6× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $54–$110

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$70

About the fair price

about $9 over the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $61 This hospital $70 Cash price $376 Hospital's list price $578

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How this hospital compares to other OK hospitals

One of the lower prices — 2 of 8 other OK hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $67 Priciest $100

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OK 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 $61 (about 0.6× the $107 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Healdton, Inc. charges insurers about $70, or about $376 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Healdton, OK.

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	$159 - $520	149%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$159 - $306	149%
Aetnamajor	$70 - $395	66%
Cignamajor	$164 - $434	154%
Humanamajor	$70 - $159	66%
Ambetter (Centene)	$173	162%
Healthcare Highways	$434	406%
HealthLink	$491 - $520	460%
Independent Health	$159	149%
Medica	$220	206%
+ 38 smaller / regional plans	$159 - $520

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 7 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 (about 376), 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 Mercy Hospital Healdton, Inc. 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 Mercy Hospital Healdton, Inc.

Compare: Ultrasound, thyroid and neck at other OK hospitals

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