Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Detroit, MI — inpatient
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 13 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid as an inpatient: from $143.36 to $1,320.00, with a median of $870.75. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health — $727.39 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $443.03 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 cities for code 76536, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 6, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health lowest East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 US-SOFT TISSUE NECK | $143.36 | $256.00 | $80.78–$165.57 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI U/S PARATHYROID | $243.60 | $435.00 | $80.78–$248.97 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 U/S THYROID | $243.60 | $435.00 | $80.78–$248.97 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 U/S PARATHYROID | $243.60 | $435.00 | $80.78–$248.97 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI U/S THYROID | $243.60 | $435.00 | $80.78–$248.97 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 US-SOFT TISSUE NECK (THYROID) | $430.64 | $769.00 | $80.78–$165.57 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 US-SOFT TISSUE NECK | $430.64 | $769.00 | $80.78–$165.57 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 US-SOFT TISSUE NECK | $453.60 | $810.00 | $80.78–$165.57 | 44% | — source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $865.50 | $1,154.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $870.75 | $1,161.00 | $1.00–$215.31 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $870.75 | $1,161.00 | $1.00–$215.31 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Us Soft Tissue Head/Neck | $873.00 | $873.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Us Soft Tissue Head/Neck | $873.00 | $873.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Us Soft Tissue Head/Neck | $873.00 | $873.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Us Soft Tissue Head/Neck | $873.00 | $873.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Us Soft Tissue Head/Neck | $873.00 | $873.00 | — | — | — source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $1,320.00 | $1,760.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $143.36, median $870.75, highest $1,320.00 — a 9.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 25 facilities here, median $430.64 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 6 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.