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Thyroid ultrasound at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

๐Ÿ“ Pittsburgh, PA CPT 76536
Cash-pay price
$953
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is more expensive than median (+45%) for thyroid ultrasound.
Chargemaster (gross): $1,588

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$672 โ€“ $873
Blue Cross Blue Shield$273 โ€“ $411
UnitedHealthcare$746
Cigna$746 โ€“ $873
Medicare$101 โ€“ $794
Medicaid$108 โ€“ $314

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025.

Measure This hospital Network avg ฮ”
HCAHPS overall star rating โ€” 2.8/5 โ€”
Would definitely recommend โ€” 69.6% โ€”
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 โ€” 68.6% โ€”
Nurses always communicated well โ€” 75.6% โ€”
Doctors always communicated well โ€” 76.6% โ€”
Given clear info about recovery โ€” 84.4% โ€”
Room and bathroom always clean โ€” 68.6% โ€”
Staff always explained meds โ€” 57.6% โ€”
Quiet at night, always โ€” 52.2% โ€”

About this price.

This price comes directly from UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 76536, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan โ€” see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of thyroid ultrasound prices, see the Thyroid ultrasound overview.