Scans and imaging CPT 76536 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Rome, GA — inpatient

In Rome, GA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid as an inpatient: from $789.50 to $3,542.44, with a median of $2,165.97. The lowest listed price is at Floyd Healthcare Management — $1,376.47 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $556.14 at 36 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 76536, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 19, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$789.50Floyd Healthcare Management
Median$2,165.97half pay less
Highest$3,542.44in this market
Difference4.5×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Rome, GA.

median
Lowest $789.50Highest $3,542.44

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Floyd Healthcare Management lowest Rome, GA HC US HEAD/NECK TISSUES REAL TIME $789.50 $1,579.00 $552.65–$1,179.36 50% Nov 19, 2025
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AdventHealth Redmond Rome, GA · (706) 802-3012 HC US, HEAD/NECK TISSUES,REAL TIME $3,542.44 $3,542.44 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $789.50, median $2,165.97, highest $3,542.44 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,165.97 — 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.