Scans and imaging CPT 76536 Outpatient

Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Newport, OR

In Newport, OR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $87.20 to $87.20, with a median of $87.20. The lowest listed price is at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Oregon, the median is $348.00 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Jan 31, 2026 and Jan 31, 2026.

Lowest$87.20Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital + 1 more
Median$87.20half pay less
Highest$87.20in this market
Difference1.0×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 Newport, OR.

median
Lowest $87.20Highest $528.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital lowest Lincoln City, OR PC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK $87.20 $109.00 $97.88–$351.58 20% Jan 31, 2026
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Samaritan Pacific Health Services INC lowest Newport, OR PC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK $87.20 $109.00 $97.88–$351.58 20% Jan 31, 2026
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Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital Lincoln City, OR HC SOFT TISSUES HEAD NECK THYR $528.00 $660.00 $237.60–$643.50 20% Jan 31, 2026
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Samaritan Pacific Health Services INC Newport, OR HC SOFT TISSUES HEAD NECK THYR $528.00 $660.00 $217.80–$643.50 20% Jan 31, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $87.20, median $87.20, highest $87.20.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.