CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Memorial Medical Center

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$115

about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $77–$209

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What this hospital charges insurers

$115

About the fair price

1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $115 This hospital $115 Cash price $299 Hospital's list price $427

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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 $115

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 $115 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Memorial Medical Center charges insurers about $115, or about $299 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Port Lavaca, 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	$26 - $592	24%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$86 - $232	81%
Aetnamajor	$32 - $592	30%
Cignamajor	$39 - $555	37%
Humanamajor	$92 - $592	86%
Ambetter (Centene)	$37 - $249	35%
Amerigroup	$26 - $355	24%
Health Net	$39 - $592	37%
Healthcare Highways	$75 - $592	70%
Molina	$115 - $355	108%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$26 - $629

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 9 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 299), 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 Memorial 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 Memorial Medical Center

Compare: Ultrasound, thyroid and neck at other TX hospitals

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