CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Mary Bridge Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$216
about 2.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $97–$239
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$232
About the fair price
about $16 over the fair price · 2.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $216 This hospital $232 Cash price $608 Hospital's list price $1,520

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

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

Cheapest $30 Priciest $232

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

A fair price for a Ultrasound, thyroid and neck is about $216 (about 2.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Mary Bridge Children's Hospital charges insurers about $232, or about $608 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tacoma, WA.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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 $84 - $971 79%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $84 - $596 79%
Aetnamajor $122 - $727 114%
Cignamajor $1,100 - $1,410 1030%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $1,031 965%
Ambetter (Centene) $277 259%
Molina $78 - $219 73%
PacificSource $551 - $555 516%
WellCare $124 116%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $84 - $1,306
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 317 Martin Luther King Jr W Box 5299, Tacoma, WA 98415
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Childrens