Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient
In El Paso, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid as an inpatient: from $97.40 to $171.50, with a median of $134.45. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $37.05 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $601.05 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 76536, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 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 El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ECHO HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $97.40 | $487.00 | $94.62–$389.60 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $171.50 | $857.51 | $75.28–$471.63 | 80% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $97.40, median $134.45, highest $171.50 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $134.45 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
12 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 76536 ($474.44). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN ECHO HEAD AND NECK SOFT TI | $28.89 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN ECHO HEAD AND NECK SOFT TI | $28.89 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS ECHO HEAD AND NECK SOFT TIS | $28.89 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS ECHO HEAD AND NECK SOFT TIS | $28.89 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUS SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $32.94 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUS SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $32.94 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUCC ESLK US ECHO HEAD AND NECK SOFT TIS | $33.22 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUCC ESLK US ECHO HEAD AND NECK SOFT TIS | $33.22 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE ECHO HEAD AND NECK SOFT TIS | $33.22 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE ECHO HEAD AND NECK SOFT TIS | $33.22 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXES ECHO HEAD AND NECK SOFT TIS | $33.22 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXES ECHO HEAD AND NECK SOFT TIS | $33.22 | file |