CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Hillsboro Medical Center

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$145

about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $122–$210

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$123

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $22 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $145 This hospital $123 Cash price $723 Hospital's list price $1,113

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

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

Cheapest $29 Priciest $123

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OR 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 $145 (about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Hillsboro Medical Center charges insurers about $123, or about $723 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Hillsboro, OR.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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	$123 - $391	115%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$346	324%
Aetnamajor	$126 - $457	118%
Cignamajor	$330	309%
Humanamajor	$120 - $123	112%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$93 - $340	87%
Health Net	$91 - $829	85%
Moda Health	$128 - $418	120%
Molina	$969 - $1,256	907%
Providence Health Plan	$116 - $310	109%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$91 - $1,256

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 723), 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 Hillsboro Medical 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 Hillsboro Medical Center

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