Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Grand Junction, CO
In Grand Junction, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $158.20 to $158.20, with a median of $158.20. Across Colorado, the median is $803.00 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 76536, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 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 Grand Junction, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Health West Hospital lowest Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 CAH US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $158.20 | $226.00 | — | 30% | — source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 HC US HEAD/NECK SOFT TISSUE | $602.00 | $860.00 | — | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $158.20, median $158.20, highest $158.20.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $158.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.