Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Chambersburg, PA
In Chambersburg, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $635.20 to $635.20, with a median of $635.20. The lowest listed price is at Chambersburg Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $406.40 at 63 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 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chambersburg, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambersburg Hospital lowest Chambersburg, PA Ultrasound Scan of Head and Neck Soft Tissue | $635.20 | $794.00 | $63.73–$754.30 | 20% | — source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital lowest Waynesboro, PA Ultrasound Scan of Head and Neck Soft Tissue | $635.20 | $794.00 | $34.38–$754.30 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $635.20, median $635.20, highest $635.20.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $635.20. 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 2 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.