Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Philadelphia, PA — inpatient
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 14 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid as an inpatient: from $341.90 to $883.00, with a median of $442.73. The lowest listed price is at Nazareth Hospital — $100.83 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $406.40 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 13 cities for code 76536, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazareth Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA HC US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $341.90 | $526.00 | $73.92–$646.43 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA HC US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $347.75 | $535.00 | $83.72–$535.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Us Soft Tissue Neck/Thyroid | $406.40 | $1,016.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA Hc Us Soft Tissue Neck/Thyroid | $406.40 | $1,016.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA Hc Us Soft Tissue Neck/Thyroid | $406.40 | $1,016.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA Hc Us Soft Tissue Neck/Thyroid | $406.40 | $1,016.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA Hc Us Soft Tissue Neck/Thyroid | $406.40 | $1,016.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Inc Wilmington, DE HC US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $479.05 | $737.00 | $109.05–$707.52 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ U/S THYROID/NECK | $570.61 | $570.61 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ U/S THYROID/NECK | $570.61 | $570.61 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ U/S THYROID/NECK | $570.61 | $570.61 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ U/S THYROID/NECK | $570.61 | $570.61 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA HC US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $861.25 | $1,325.00 | $83.72–$1,258.75 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE Uls Soft Tissue Head/Neck | $883.00 | $883.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE Uls Soft Tissue Head/Neck | $883.00 | $883.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $341.90, median $442.73, highest $883.00 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $406.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 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 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.