CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Dekalb Community Hospital

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$109

about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $98–$137

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$105

About the fair price

about $4 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $109 This hospital $105 Cash price $245 Hospital's list price $817

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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 $105

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 $109 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Dekalb Community Hospital charges insurers about $105, or about $245 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Smithville, 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	$100 - $179	94%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$40 - $180	37%
Aetnamajor	$102 - $251	95%
Cignamajor	$166 - $236	155%
Humanamajor	$100	94%
Ambetter (Centene)	$130	122%
Amerigroup	$100	94%
Cigna HealthSpring	$100	94%
Oscar Health	$141	132%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$48 - $141

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 245), 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 Dekalb Community 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 Dekalb Community Hospital

Compare: Ultrasound, thyroid and neck at other TN hospitals

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