Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 17 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 $567.50. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center — $349.50 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $570.05 at 60 hospitals.
- The median here, $567.50, is 6% above the US median of $533.38.
- That is 5.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- 3 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 14 cities for code 76536, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Nov 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB US SOFT TISSUE HEAD AND NECK File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $218.00 | $436.00 | — | 50% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 US Thyroid File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $274.34 | $1,016.06 | $232.78–$2,032.12 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 US Head/Neck Soft Tissue+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $279.99 | $1,037.00 | $237.58–$2,074.00 | 73% |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 US Head&Neck Soft Tiss+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $432.00 | $1,600.00 | $101.15–$1,040.00 | 73% |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME+1 more line at this price File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $567.50 | $1,135.00 | $79.31–$1,021.50 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME File of Nov 4, 2026 · source file | $567.50 | $1,135.00 | $101.59–$1,078.25 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $567.50 | $1,135.00 | $79.31–$1,044.20 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $567.50 | $1,135.00 | $101.59–$1,078.25 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $567.50 | $1,135.00 | $101.59–$1,078.25 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $567.50 | $1,135.00 | $101.59–$1,044.20 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $567.50 | $1,135.00 | $101.59–$1,078.25 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $567.50 | $1,135.00 | $101.59–$1,100.95 | 50% |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG US HEAD/NECK SOFT TISSUE File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $1,145.00 | $1,145.00 | $106.81–$1,087.75 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG US HEAD/NECK SOFT TISSUE File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $1,145.00 | $1,145.00 | $106.81–$1,087.75 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG US HEAD/NECK SOFT TISSUE File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $1,145.00 | $1,145.00 | $106.81–$1,087.75 | — |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $1,432.50 | $1,910.00 | $1.00–$1,451.60 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,432.50 | $1,910.00 | $1.00–$1,451.60 | 25% |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB US SOFT TISSUE HEAD AND NECK File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,740.00 | $3,480.00 | — | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $218.00, median $567.50, 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 $567.50. 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 12 of 15 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 thyroid or neck ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Thyroid or neck ultrasound explained.