CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$239

about 2.2× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $117–$285

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$224

About the fair price

about $15 under the fair price · 2.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $239 This hospital $224 Cash price $662 Hospital's list price $1,324

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How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

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

Cheapest $101 Priciest $224

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, thyroid and neck is about $239 (about 2.2× the $107 Medicare rate). Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center charges insurers about $224, or about $662 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Culpeper, VA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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	$105 - $1,288	98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$105 - $313	98%
Aetnamajor	$105 - $1,577	98%
Cignamajor	$105 - $884	98%
Humanamajor	$105 - $110	98%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$1,192	1116%
GEHA	$725 - $1,041	679%
Sentara	$404 - $1,029	378%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$94 - $1,523

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 5 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 662), 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 Uva Health Culpeper 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 Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center

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