Scans and imaging CPT 76536 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Massena, NY — inpatient

In Massena-Ogdensburg, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid as an inpatient: from $547.25 to $707.93, with a median of $649.75. The lowest listed price is at Slhs Massena — $102.50 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $278.90 at 63 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 76536, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$547.25Slhs Massena
Median$649.75half pay less
Highest$707.93in this market
Difference1.3×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.

median
Lowest $547.25Highest $707.93

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Slhs Massena lowest Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC US SOFT TISSUES OF HEAD _ NECK $547.25 $841.93 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC US SOFT TISSUES OF HEAD _ NECK $649.75 $999.62 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC US SOFT TISSUES OF HEAD _ NECK $707.93 $1,089.12 — 35% —
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Inpatient: lowest $547.25, median $649.75, highest $707.93 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $649.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.