Ultrasound, thyroid and neck
Facility: Skagit Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $112 compared to the $115 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.97× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
Note: 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 $115 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Skagit Valley Hospital charges insurers about $112, or about $655 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Mount Vernon, WA.
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
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 | $91 - $417 | 85% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $112 - $498 | 105% |
| Aetnamajor | $737 | 690% |
| Cignamajor | $652 | 610% |
| Humanamajor | $112 - $778 | 105% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $106 - $429 | 99% |
| Amerigroup | $111 | 104% |
| Molina | $91 | 85% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $170 - $672 |
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Other Procedures at Skagit Valley Hospital
Compare: Ultrasound, thyroid and neck at other WA hospitals
- Prosser Memorial Hospital · Prosser $30
- Jefferson Healthcare · Port Townsend $37
- Lake Chelan Community Hospital · Chelan $37
- Kittitas Valley Community Hospital · Ellensburg $42
- Pullman Regional Hospital · Pullman $45
- Lincoln Hospital · Davenport $48
- Skyline Hospital · White Salmon $52
- Seattle Children's Hospital · Seattle $61
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Skagit Valley Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $297
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $297).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($655) Beats Your Bill
Skagit Valley Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $655 (vs. $112 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $115 Fair BaseRate ($107 Medicare)
Your bill ($819) is $704 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($115) and 7.7× the $107 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
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