Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Brownsville, TX
In Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $104.00 to $6,239.49, with a median of $3,171.75. The lowest listed price is at Harlingen Medical Center — $3,067.75 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $630.55 at 242 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 76536, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlingen Medical Center lowest Harlingen, TX · (956) 365-1000 US HEAD/NECK ECHO,B-SCAN - 76536 - 416705001 | $104.00 | $281.83 | $70.46–$1,068.30 | 63% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlingen Medical Center lowest Harlingen, TX · (956) 365-1000 US HEAD/NECK ECHO,B-SCAN - 76536 - 407005001 | $104.00 | $1,068.30 | $70.46–$1,068.30 | 90% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Medical Center Brownsville, TX · (956) 350-7000 US HEAD AND NECK | $6,239.49 | $6,239.49 | $300.00–$5,303.57 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $104.00, median $3,171.75, highest $6,239.49 — a 60.0× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 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.