CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Baptist Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$172

about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $116–$183

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$175

About the fair price

about $3 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $172 This hospital $175 Cash price $164 Hospital's list price $782

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

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

Cheapest $71 Priciest $175

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, thyroid and neck is about $172 (about 1.6× the $107 Medicare rate). Baptist Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $175, or about $164 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Memphis, TN.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$175 - $469	164%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$40 - $469	37%
Aetnamajor	$102 - $203	95%
Humanamajor	$102 - $206	95%
Devoted Health	$99	93%
Health Net	$195	183%
Molina	$99 - $391	93%
Oscar Health	$97	91%
+ 61 smaller / regional plans	$102 - $704

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 3 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 164), 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 Baptist Memorial 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 Baptist Memorial Hospital

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