Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Milwaukee, WI
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 16 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $116.88 to $655.00, with a median of $538.48. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin — $421.60 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $420.00 at 69 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 9 cities 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 23, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC 76536 ULTRASOUND SOFT TISSUES HEAD & NECK | $116.88 | $212.50 | $148.75–$201.88 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute Mequon, WI HC US EXAM OF SOFT TISSUES HEAD AND NECK | $173.31 | $327.00 | $44.47–$303.84 | 47% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute Mequon, WI HC US EXAM OF SOFT TISSUES HEAD AND NECK | $173.31 | $327.00 | $44.47–$303.84 | 47% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC 76536 ULTRASOUND SOFT TISSUES HEAD & NECK | $438.49 | $797.25 | $558.08–$757.39 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 US, SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $505.00 | $1,010.00 | $300.00–$858.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 447-2130 HC US EXAM OF SOFT TISSUES HEAD AND NECK | $510.39 | $963.00 | $96.12–$751.14 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Franklin, WI HC US EXAM OF SOFT TISSUES HEAD AND NECK | $510.39 | $963.00 | $96.12–$751.14 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Franklin, WI HC US EXAM OF SOFT TISSUES HEAD AND NECK | $510.39 | $963.00 | $96.12–$751.14 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 447-2130 HC US EXAM OF SOFT TISSUES HEAD AND NECK | $510.39 | $963.00 | $96.12–$751.14 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 647-5000 HC US EXAM OF SOFT TISSUES HEAD AND NECK | $510.39 | $963.00 | $96.12–$751.14 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 647-5000 HC US EXAM OF SOFT TISSUES HEAD AND NECK | $510.39 | $963.00 | $96.12–$751.14 | 47% | — source file |
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Franklin, WI HC US EXAM OF SOFT TISSUES HEAD AND NECK | $510.39 | $963.00 | $96.12–$751.14 | 47% | — source file |
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Franklin, WI HC US EXAM OF SOFT TISSUES HEAD AND NECK | $510.39 | $963.00 | $96.12–$751.14 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC US EXAM OF SOFT TISSUES HEAD AND NECK | $538.48 | $1,016.00 | $44.47–$377.11 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC US EXAM OF SOFT TISSUES HEAD AND NECK | $538.48 | $1,016.00 | $44.47–$377.11 | 47% | — source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 US, SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $570.00 | $1,140.00 | $300.00–$969.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 US, SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $580.00 | $1,160.00 | $300.00–$986.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 US, SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $585.00 | $1,170.00 | $300.00–$994.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy, WI US, SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $585.00 | $1,170.00 | $300.00–$994.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI US, SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $585.00 | $1,170.00 | $300.00–$994.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI · (262) 673-2300 US, SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $645.00 | $1,290.00 | $300.00–$1,096.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 US, SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $655.00 | $1,310.00 | $300.00–$1,113.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $116.88, median $538.48, highest $655.00 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $540.20. 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 14 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 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.