CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: University Medical Center of El Paso

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$105

about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $103–$129

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$105

About the fair price

1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $105 This hospital $105 Cash price $33 Hospital's list price $165

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $41 Priciest $105

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX 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). University Medical Center of El Paso charges insurers about $105, or about $33 in cash — about the fair price. Located in El Paso, TX.

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	$287	269%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$343 - $360	321%
Aetnamajor	$27 - $163	25%
Cignamajor	$105 - $126	98%
Humanamajor	$120	112%
Amerigroup	$105	98%
Health Net	$102	95%
Molina	$105	98%
WellCare	$105	98%
WellMed	$105	98%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$79 - $472

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 33), 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 University Medical Center of El Paso 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 University Medical Center of El Paso

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