Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 16 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $218.00 to $1,740.00, with a median of $544.80. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center — $326.80 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $544.80 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 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 Dec 1, 2025 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB US SOFT TISSUE HEAD AND NECK | $218.00 | $436.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 HC US HEAD&NECK SOFT TISS | $432.00 | $1,600.00 | $101.15–$1,040.00 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 US Head&Neck Soft Tiss | $432.00 | $1,600.00 | $325.68–$552.00 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 US Head&Neck Soft Tiss | $432.00 | $1,600.00 | $325.68–$560.00 | 73% | — source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME | $544.80 | $1,089.60 | $108.47–$1,002.43 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME | $544.80 | $1,089.60 | $207.02–$1,089.60 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME | $544.80 | $1,089.60 | $108.47–$1,002.43 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME | $544.80 | $1,089.60 | $79.31–$1,002.43 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME | $544.80 | $1,089.60 | $103.16–$1,035.12 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME | $544.80 | $1,089.60 | $103.16–$1,035.12 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME | $544.80 | $1,089.60 | $101.76–$1,035.12 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME | $544.80 | $1,089.60 | $103.16–$1,002.43 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME | $544.80 | $1,089.60 | $103.16–$1,035.12 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME | $544.80 | $1,089.60 | $103.16–$1,056.91 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME | $544.80 | $1,089.60 | $79.31–$980.64 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME | $544.80 | $1,089.60 | $79.31–$980.64 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC HCHG US HEAD/NECK SOFT TISSUE | $1,145.00 | $1,145.00 | $106.81–$1,087.75 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG US HEAD/NECK SOFT TISSUE | $1,145.00 | $1,145.00 | $106.81–$1,087.75 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG US HEAD/NECK SOFT TISSUE | $1,145.00 | $1,145.00 | $106.81–$1,087.75 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina Rock Hill, SC US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $1,432.50 | $1,910.00 | $1.00–$1,451.60 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina Fort Mill, SC US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $1,432.50 | $1,910.00 | $1.00–$1,451.60 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB US SOFT TISSUE HEAD AND NECK | $1,740.00 | $3,480.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $218.00, median $544.80, highest $1,740.00 — a 8.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $544.80. 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 11 of 14 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.