CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$109
about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $105–$124
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$108
About the fair price
about $1 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $109 This hospital $108 Cash price $1,421 Hospital's list price $1,712

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $33 Priciest $108

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 $109 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus charges insurers about $108, or about $1,421 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lehighton, 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

✓ 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 $114 - $495 107%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $92 - $570 86%
Aetnamajor $108 - $597 101%
Cignamajor $469 439%
Humanamajor $110 103%
AmeriHealth $92 86%
Geisinger $90 - $481 84%
Oscar Health $444 416%
UPMC Health Plan $92 - $469 86%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $110

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 500 St Luke's Drive, Lehighton, PA 18235
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals