Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Lansing, MI
In Lansing-East Lansing, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $476.40 to $476.40, with a median of $476.40. Across Michigan, the median is $443.03 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI · (517) 975-5600 US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $476.40 | $952.80 | $58.17–$666.96 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $476.40, median $476.40, highest $476.40.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
3 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.
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MIUS Head/Neck Soft Tissue - Report | $36.90 | file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MIHospitalist BP 76536 US Soft Tissues Head & Neck | $36.90 | file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MIDP Ultrasound soft tissues of head and neck 76536 | $36.90 | file |