Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Jackson, MS
In Jackson, MS, 13 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $170.94 to $544.05, with a median of $390.00. The lowest listed price is at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center — $219.06 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $272.46 at 60 hospitals.
- The median here, $390.00, is 27% below the US median of $533.38.
- That is 3.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- 2 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 cities for code 76536, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 9, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 30, 2025 and Sep 21, 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 Jackson, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center lowest Jackson, MS · (601) 968-1000 HC US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE HEAD File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $170.94 | $814.00 | $96.54–$651.20 | 79% |
| Holmes County Hospital and Clinics Lexington, MS · (662) 834-1321 HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $186.80 | $467.00 | $81.77–$467.00 | 60% |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall, MS · (601) 847-2221 Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue File of Apr 30, 2025 · source file | $227.50 | $325.00 | $85.29–$276.25 | 30% |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS · (601) 732-6301 HC US SOFT TISS OF HEAD NECK THYR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $231.84 | $368.00 | $81.46–$351.42 | 37% |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS · (662) 746-2261 HC US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE HEAD File of Feb 17, 2026 · source file | $253.38 | $618.00 | $93.06–$556.20 | 59% |
| UMMC Madison Canton, MS · (601) 855-4000 76536 ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $390.00 | $975.00 | $81.77–$355.15 | 60% |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 984-4100 76536 ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $390.00 | $975.00 | $81.77–$877.50 | 60% |
| Magee general hospital Magee, MS · (601) 849-5070 HC US, Head/Neck Tissues,Real Time - US Head Neck Soft Tissue+5 more lines at this price File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $407.00 | $407.00 | $92.50–$407.00 | — |
| Merit Health Central Jackson, MS · (601) 376-1000 US Thyroid+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $453.45 | $3,023.00 | $81.04–$3,023.00 | 85% |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest, MS · (601) 469-4151 Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $467.00 | $467.00 | $85.29–$420.30 | — |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood, MS US Head Neck Soft Tissue+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $506.10 | $2,410.00 | $81.04–$2,410.00 | 79% |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 US Thyroid+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $532.44 | $2,958.00 | $81.04–$2,958.00 | 82% |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon, MS · (601) 825-2811 US Thyroid+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $544.05 | $3,627.00 | $81.04–$3,627.00 | 85% |
Outpatient: lowest $170.94, median $390.00, highest $544.05 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $492.70. 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 10 of 13 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 thyroid or neck ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Thyroid or neck ultrasound explained.