Ultrasound, thyroid and neck
Facility: Forbes Hospital
Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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 $97 (about 0.9× the $107 Medicare rate). Forbes Hospital charges insurers about $104, or about $560 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Monroeville, PA.
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
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 | $37 - $323 | 35% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $31 - $200 | 29% |
| Aetnamajor | $61 - $292 | 57% |
| Cignamajor | $42 - $239 | 39% |
| Humanamajor | $108 | 101% |
| AmeriHealth | $27 - $126 | 25% |
| Geisinger | $37 - $122 | 35% |
| Medical Mutual | $299 | 280% |
| Molina | $112 | 105% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $22 - $840 |
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Other Procedures at Forbes Hospital
Compare: Ultrasound, thyroid and neck at other PA hospitals
- Reading Hospital · West Reading $33
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia $76
- Penn Highlands Connellsville · Connellsville $77
- UPMC Altoona · Altoona $78
- Jefferson Abington Hospital · Abington $79
- Surgical Institute of Reading · Wyomissing $80
- Heritage Valley Beaver · Beaver $81
- Heritage Valley Sewickley · Sewickley $81
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.