Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 16 hospitals list a cash price for Ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $441.55 to $598.65, with a median of $504.30. The lowest listed price is at Morrow County Hospital — $62.75 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $551.20 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 10 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 Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrow County Hospital lowest Mount Gilead, OH Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $441.55 | $679.30 | $120.06–$658.92 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Us Soft Tissue Head And Neck | $478.40 | $736.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Us Soft Tissue Head And Neck | $478.40 | $736.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH Hc Us Soft Tissue Head And Neck | $478.40 | $736.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Us Soft Tissue Head And Neck | $478.40 | $736.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Us Soft Tissue Head And Neck | $478.40 | $736.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH Hc Us Soft Tissue Head And Neck | $478.40 | $736.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH SOFT TISSUE HEAD OR NECK | $486.00 | $540.00 | $351.00–$529.20 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH Hc Us Soft Tissue Head And Neck | $522.60 | $804.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH HC US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $588.90 | $906.00 | $88.62–$906.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $588.90 | $906.00 | $86.95–$906.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH HC US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $588.90 | $906.00 | $88.62–$906.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH HC US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $588.90 | $906.00 | $88.62–$906.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH HC US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $588.90 | $906.00 | $86.95–$906.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH HC US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $588.90 | $906.00 | $88.62–$906.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH Hc Us Soft Tissue Head And Neck | $598.65 | $921.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $441.55, median $504.30, highest $598.65 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $522.60. 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 8 of 8 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.