Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $133.00 to $2,450.89, with a median of $812.25. The lowest listed price is at Chino Valley Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $679.25 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $826.80 at 102 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 12 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 17, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chino Valley Medical Center lowest Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Us, Head/Neck Tissues,Real Time | $133.00 | $1,690.39 | $65.98–$1,690.39 | 92% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital lowest Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK - 76536 - 4570176536 | $133.00 | $728.63 | $65.98–$1,026.83 | 82% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital lowest Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK - 76536 - 46776536 | $133.00 | $1,026.83 | $65.98–$1,026.83 | 87% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center lowest Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Us, Head/Neck Tissues,Real Time | $133.00 | $1,690.39 | $65.98–$1,690.39 | 92% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $312.00 | $2,373.00 | $85.69–$4,360.39 | 87% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC US SOFT TISSUE MASS,HEAD/NECK | $636.30 | $1,414.00 | $134.46–$1,060.50 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 US Soft Tissue Head/Neck | $667.50 | $890.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC US SOFT TISSUE MASS,HEAD/NECK | $800.55 | $1,779.00 | $100.36–$1,512.15 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC US SOFT TISSUE MASS,HEAD/NECK | $823.95 | $1,831.00 | $102.75–$1,647.90 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $826.80 | $1,590.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $826.80 | $1,590.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $826.80 | $1,590.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $864.48 | $1,801.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC US ED EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK CDM | $864.48 | $1,801.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital of Barstow Barstow, CA · (760) 256-1761 Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $2,013.21 | $3,355.35 | $85.69–$2,684.28 | 40% | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC US Soft Tissue Mass,Head/Neck | $2,450.89 | $2,450.89 | $46.00–$2,450.89 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC US Soft Tissue Mass,Head/Neck | $2,450.89 | $2,450.89 | $46.00–$2,450.89 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $133.00, median $812.25, highest $2,450.89 — a 18.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $826.80. 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 8 of 12 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.