CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Monument Health Rapid City Hospital

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$128

about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $105–$128

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$113

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $15 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $128 This hospital $113 Cash price $957 Hospital's list price $957

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How this hospital compares to other SD hospitals

On the higher side — 5 of 6 other SD hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $65 Priciest $305

Black dot = this hospital, among the 7 SD 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 $128 (about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Monument Health Rapid City Hospital charges insurers about $113, or about $957 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Rapid City, SD.

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	$108 - $632	101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$297	278%
Aetnamajor	$861 - $919	806%
Cignamajor	$919	860%
Humanamajor	$113 - $861	106%
HealthPartners	$113 - $593	106%
Medica	$794	743%
PacificSource	$813	761%
Sanford Health Plan	$861	806%
+ 16 smaller / regional plans	$108 - $919

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (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 957), 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 Monument Health Rapid City Hospital 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 Monument Health Rapid City Hospital

Compare: Ultrasound, thyroid and neck at other SD hospitals

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