Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $54.00 to $885.75, with a median of $619.18. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron — $565.18 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $551.20 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 76536, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron lowest Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 CHG US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $54.00 | $90.00 | $19.48–$262.85 | 40% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $477.10 | $734.00 | $207.58–$734.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Fairlawn, OH Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $761.25 | $1,015.00 | $99.09–$2,406.04 | 25% | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC US, HEAD/NECK TISSUES,REAL TIME - US THYROID | $885.75 | $1,181.00 | $106.81–$1,062.90 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB US-HEAD AND NECK(THYROID) | $964.50 | $1,286.00 | $437.24–$1,271.85 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $54.00, median $619.18, highest $885.75 — a 16.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $681.43. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This ultrasound looks at the soft tissues of the neck and head, most often the thyroid, as well as salivary glands and lymph nodes. It is ordered for a lump or swelling in the neck, thyroid nodules or an abnormal thyroid test.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the exam itself. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately, and a needle biopsy of a nodule is billed under different codes.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 76536 ($474.44). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OHUS SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $0.60 | file |