Ultrasound, thyroid and neck
Facility: St Christopher's Hospital for Children
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 $106 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). St Christopher's Hospital for Children charges insurers about $92, or about $1,653 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Philadelphia, PA.
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
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 | $76 - $168 | 71% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $146 - $1,792 | 137% |
| Aetnamajor | $89 - $2,479 | 83% |
| Cignamajor | $199 | 186% |
| AmeriHealth | $64 | 60% |
| Geisinger | $62 - $1,487 | 58% |
| HealthPartners | $68 - $742 | 64% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $92 | 86% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $69 - $113 |
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Other Procedures at St Christopher's Hospital for Children
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.