CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Physicians Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$105

about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $97–$109

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$98

About the fair price

about $7 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $105 This hospital $98 Cash price $262 Hospital's list price $1,178

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 TN hospitals compared.

Cheapest $71 Priciest $100

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 $105 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Physicians Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $98, or about $262 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Powell, TN.

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	$42 - $1,178	39%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$52 - $264	49%
Aetnamajor	$96 - $438	90%
Cignamajor	$219 - $223	205%
Humanamajor	$93	87%
Ambetter (Centene)	$175	164%
Amerigroup	$84 - $98	79%
Cigna HealthSpring	$96	90%
Devoted Health	$95	89%
WellCare	$99	93%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$93 - $175

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 4 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 262), 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 Physicians Regional Medical Center 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 Physicians Regional Medical Center

Compare: Ultrasound, thyroid and neck at other TN hospitals

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