Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 12 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $141.80 to $679.00, with a median of $174.20. The lowest listed price is at CHI St. Vincent Infirmary — $32.40 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $234.42 at 57 hospitals.
- The median here, $174.20, is 67% below the US median of $533.38.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- 1 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 5 cities for code 76536, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 7, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Oct 1, 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 US SFT TIS HD/NCK REAL TIME IMG File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $141.80 | $579.00 | $54.00–$405.30 | 76% |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 US SFT TIS HD/NCK REAL TIME IMG File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $144.35 | $579.00 | $98.23–$405.30 | 75% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore Bryant, AR · (501) 213-4500 US Thyroid and Neck - Report+3 more lines at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $158.40 | $198.00 | $99.00–$148.50 | 20% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 US Head and Neck Soft Tissue+3 more lines at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $158.40 | $198.00 | $99.00–$148.50 | 20% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway, AR · (501) 585-2000 76536 - US SOFT TISSUE HEAD AND NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $174.20 | $696.80 | $77.68–$211.31 | 75% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-2000 76536 - US SOFT TISSUE HEAD AND NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $174.20 | $696.80 | $66.91–$211.31 | 75% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-3000 76536 - US SOFT TISSUE HEAD AND NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $174.20 | $696.80 | $77.11–$211.31 | 75% |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 US THYROID+3 more lines at this price File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $205.08 | $932.16 | $107.60–$932.16 | 78% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $365.40 | $609.00 | $54.00–$887.00 | 40% |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant, AR ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $365.40 | $609.00 | $54.00–$887.00 | 40% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $398.40 | $664.00 | $54.00–$887.00 | 40% |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant, AR US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $398.40 | $664.00 | $54.00–$887.00 | 40% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $504.24 | $560.27 | $97.75–$319.14 | 10% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $534.95 | $594.39 | $97.75–$319.14 | 10% |
| Cornerstone Hospital Little Rock Little Rock, AR US HEAD/NECK SOFT TISSUE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $679.00 | $679.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $141.80, median $174.20, highest $679.00 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $174.72. 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 8 of 11 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.