CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: St David's South Austin Medical Center

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$159

about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $112–$218

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$164

About the fair price

about $5 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $159 This hospital $164 Cash price $1,358 Hospital's list price $1,358

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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 $164

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Ultrasound, thyroid and neck is about $159 (about 1.5× the $107 Medicare rate). St David's South Austin Medical Center charges insurers about $164, or about $1,358 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Austin, 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	$109 - $1,833	102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$110 - $585	103%
Aetnamajor	$132 - $817	124%
Cignamajor	$259 - $532	242%
Humanamajor	$131	123%
Amerigroup	$65	61%
Health Net	$580 - $1,191	543%
Healthcare Highways	$260 - $550	243%
Moda Health	$210 - $678	197%
Molina	$115	108%
+ 22 smaller / regional plans	$105 - $1,650

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 7 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 1,358), 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 St David's South Austin 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 St David's South Austin Medical Center

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