Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Eugene, OR
In Eugene-Springfield, OR, 4 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $163.80 to $815.80, with a median of $321.43. The lowest listed price is at Cottage Grove Community Medical Ct — $157.63 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $348.00 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Sep 17, 2026 and Sep 17, 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 Eugene-Springfield, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage Grove Community Medical Ct lowest Cottage Grove, OR · (541) 942-0511 ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $163.80 | $252.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Peace Harbor Medical Center Florence, OR · (541) 997-8412 ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $170.95 | $263.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart-Riverbend Springfield, OR · (541) 222-7300 ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $471.90 | $726.00 | $92.86–$512.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart-Riverbend Springfield, OR · (541) 222-7300 US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $481.65 | $741.00 | $92.86–$512.00 | 35% | — source file |
| McKenzie Willamette Regional Medical Center Associates Springfield, OR · (541) 726-4402 Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $815.80 | $1,359.67 | $198.51–$3,671.11 | 40% | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $163.80, median $321.43, highest $815.80 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
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.