Scans and imaging CPT 76536 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Utica, NY — inpatient

In Utica-Rome, NY, 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 $124.80 to $463.45, with a median of $294.13. The lowest listed price is at Mvhs — $169.33 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $320.00 at 79 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 76536, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 11, 2026 and Aug 11, 2026.

Lowest$124.80Mvhs
Median$294.13half pay less
Highest$463.45in this market
Difference3.7×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 Utica-Rome, NY.

median
Lowest $124.80Highest $790.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mvhs lowest Utica, NY US Soft Tissue Head & Neck Real Time Imge Docm $124.80 $208.00 $17.85–$168.83 40% —
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Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Us exam of head and neck $463.45 $1,148.00 $102.00–$128.77 60% Aug 11, 2026
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Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Us exam of head and neck $463.45 $1,148.00 $102.00–$128.77 60% Aug 11, 2026
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Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Us soft tissues head/neck $463.45 $1,148.00 $102.00–$128.77 60% Aug 11, 2026
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Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Us soft tissues head/neck $463.45 $1,148.00 $102.00–$128.77 60% Aug 11, 2026
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Mvhs Utica, NY HC US-Soft Tissue Head&Neck $790.20 $1,317.00 $30.30–$987.75 40% —
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Mvhs Utica, NY HC US-Soft Tissue Head&Neck $790.20 $1,317.00 $30.30–$987.75 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $124.80, median $294.13, highest $463.45 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $214.05 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.