Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $116.00 to $421.80, with a median of $268.90. The lowest listed price is at Landmark Medical Center — $152.90 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $268.90 at 2 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 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Hc Us, Head/Neck Tissues,Real Time | $116.00 | $812.00 | $98.47–$771.40 | 86% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| South County Health Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Ultrasound, soft tissues of head and neck (eg, thyroid, parathyroid, parotid), real time with image documentation | $421.80 | $703.00 | $226.72 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $116.00, median $268.90, highest $421.80 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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 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.