Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $302.20 to $497.64, with a median of $459.91. The lowest listed price is at Monadnock Community Hospital — $157.71 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $478.78 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 76536, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH US THYROID | $302.20 | $503.67 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH Hc Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $459.91 | $1,243.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH Hc Us Exam Of Head And Neck | $459.91 | $1,243.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH Hc Us Soft Tissue Head/Neck | $459.91 | $1,243.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH HC SOFT TISSUE NECK US | $497.64 | $1,276.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH US SOFT TISSUE NECK OR HEAD | $670.53 | $1,117.55 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $302.20, median $459.91, highest $497.64 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $459.91. 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.