Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
TC ULTRASOUND, SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK/THYROID
Houston, TX
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Texas Children's Hospital’s median price of $615 is 187% above the median hospital's median price ($214), higher than 86% of the 2,621 hospitals reporting CPT 76536. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 22 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $291.33 | $260.55 | $198.99 – $291.33 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare star kids mcd/united healthcare star mcd/united healthcare star plus mcd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $291.33 | $260.55 | $198.99 – $291.33 |
| 3 | Molina molina chip/molina star mcd/molina star plus mcd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $323.70 | $289.50 | $221.10 – $323.70 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs star kids mcd/bcbs tx star mcd/bcbs tx star plus mcd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $377.65 | $337.75 | $257.95 – $377.65 |
| 5 | First Health community first chip/community first health perinate chip/community first star mcd/community first start kids mcd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $431.60 | $386.00 | $294.80 – $431.60 |
| 6 | Cigna cigna tch employee plan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $615.03 | $550.05 | $420.09 – $615.03 |
| 7 | Cigna cigna tch employee plan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $615.03 | $550.05 | $420.09 – $615.03 |
| 8 | Cigna cigna local plus/cigna sure fit hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $625.82 | $559.70 | $427.46 – $625.82 |
| 9 | Cigna cigna local plus/cigna sure fit hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $625.82 | $559.70 | $427.46 – $625.82 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs hmo blue essentials tx facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $679.77 | $607.95 | $464.31 – $679.77 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $679.77 | $607.95 | $464.31 – $679.77 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $679.77 | $607.95 | $464.31 – $679.77 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna epo/aetna pos/aetna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $690.56 | $617.60 | $471.68 – $690.56 |
| 14 | Aetna aetna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $690.56 | $617.60 | $471.68 – $690.56 |
| 15 | Cigna cigna harris county ppo/hmo/cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $690.56 | $617.60 | $471.68 – $690.56 |
| 16 | Cigna cigna harris county ppo/hmo/cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $690.56 | $617.60 | $471.68 – $690.56 |
| 17 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $949.52 | $849.20 | $648.56 – $949.52 |
| 18 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $971.10 | $868.50 | $663.30 – $971.10 |
| 19 | MultiPlan multiplan other facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $971.10 | $868.50 | $663.30 – $971.10 |
| 20 | MultiPlan multiplan other facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $971.10 | $868.50 | $663.30 – $971.10 |
| 21 | First Health ccn network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,025 | $916.75 | $700.15 – $1,025 |
| 22 | First Health ccn network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,025 | $916.75 | $700.15 – $1,025 |
Last updated: Mar 5, 2026
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