Scans and imaging CPT 76536 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Andrews, TX — inpatient

In Andrews, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid as an inpatient: from $380.50 to $380.50, with a median of $380.50. Across Texas, the median is $644.89 at 227 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 76536, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 3, 2025 and Dec 3, 2025.

Lowest$380.50Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho
Median$380.50half pay less
Highest$380.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Andrews, TX.

median
Lowest $380.50Highest $380.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho lowest Andrews, TX · (432) 523-2200 US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK $380.50 $761.00 $494.65–$608.80 50% Dec 3, 2025
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Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho lowest Andrews, TX · (432) 523-2200 US THYROID $380.50 $761.00 $494.65–$608.80 50% Dec 3, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $380.50, median $380.50, highest $380.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $380.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.