CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$184

about 1.7× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $133–$252

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$206

About the fair price

about $22 over the fair price · 1.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $184 This hospital $206 Cash price $175 Hospital's list price $270

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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 $206

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, thyroid and neck is about $184 (about 1.7× the $107 Medicare rate). Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center charges insurers about $206, or about $175 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tualatin, OR.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente UnitedHealthcareHumana

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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$316 - $463	296%
Aetnamajor	$122 - $145	114%
Cignamajor	$304	285%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$116 - $232	109%
Health Net	$123 - $494	115%
Moda Health	$130 - $449	122%
PacificSource	$180 - $412	169%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$120 - $128

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 175), 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 Legacy Meridian Park 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 Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center

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