Usando parâmetros de saída de procedimento armazenado em C#

CREATE PROCEDURE usp_InsertContract
    @ContractNumber varchar(7),
    @NewId int OUTPUT
AS
BEGIN
    INSERT INTO [dbo].[Contracts] (ContractNumber)
    VALUES (@ContractNumber)

    SELECT @NewId = SCOPE_IDENTITY()
END

// define connection and command, in using blocks to ensure disposal
using(SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(pvConnectionString ))
using(SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("dbo.usp_InsertContract", conn))
{
    cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
        
    // set up the parameters
    cmd.Parameters.Add("@ContractNumber", SqlDbType.VarChar, 7);
    cmd.Parameters.Add("@NewId", SqlDbType.Int).Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;

    // set parameter values
    cmd.Parameters["@ContractNumber"].Value = contractNumber;

    // open connection and execute stored procedure
    conn.Open();
    cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

    // read output value from @NewId
    int contractID = Convert.ToInt32(cmd.Parameters["@NewId"].Value);
    conn.Close();
}