Scans and imaging CPT 76536 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Rockford, IL — inpatient

In Rockford, IL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid as an inpatient: from $1,455.76 to $1,455.76, with a median of $1,455.76. Across Illinois, the median is $688.60 at 110 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 76536, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,455.76Rockford Memorial Hospital

Median$1,455.76half of hospitals charge less

Highest$1,455.76in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford, IL · (815) 968-6861 HC US HEAD / NECK File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file	$1,455.76	$1,941.01	—	25%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $1,455.76, median $1,455.76, highest $1,455.76.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,455.76 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.