CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Hancock County Hospital

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$151

about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $74–$242

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$159

About the fair price

about $8 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $151 This hospital $159 Cash price $100 Hospital's list price $434

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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 $159

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 $151 (about 1.4× the $107 Medicare rate). Hancock County Hospital charges insurers about $159, or about $100 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Sneedville, 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	$48 - $434	45%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$46 - $327	43%
Aetnamajor	$156 - $309	146%
Cignamajor	$158 - $324	148%
Humanamajor	$313	293%
Ambetter (Centene)	$308	288%
Amerigroup	$161 - $308	151%
Devoted Health	$324	303%
Molina	$158 - $324	148%
Sentara	$112 - $308	105%
WellCare	$308 - $434	288%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$308 - $434

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 100), 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 Hancock County 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 Hancock County Hospital

Compare: Ultrasound, thyroid and neck at other TN hospitals

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