Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Rochester, NY — inpatient
In Rochester, NY, 6 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid as an inpatient: from $51.28 to $456.76, with a median of $374.58. The lowest listed price is at F.F. Thompson Hospital — $323.30 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $278.90 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 76536, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F.F. Thompson Hospital lowest Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 CHG US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $51.28 | $86.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 CHG US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $267.50 | $535.00 | $76.59–$522.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC US SOFT TISSUES OF HEAD _ NECK | $323.71 | $498.02 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC US SOFT TISSUES OF HEAD _ NECK | $425.45 | $654.54 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC 76536 US ECHOGRAPHY_SOFT TISSUES HEAD_NECK | $425.45 | $654.54 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC US SOFT TISSUES OF HEAD _ NECK | $425.45 | $654.54 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC 76536 US ECHOGRAPHY_SOFT TISSUES HEAD_NECK | $425.45 | $654.54 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC US SOFT TISSUES OF HEAD _ NECK | $456.76 | $570.95 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $51.28, median $374.58, highest $456.76 — a 8.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $262.86 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 76536 ($474.44). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NYCHG US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $45.32 | file |