Scans and imaging CPT 76536 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Virginia Beach, VA — inpatient

In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 10 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid as an inpatient: from $379.20 to $1,075.36, with a median of $588.50. The lowest listed price is at Mary Immaculate Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $209.30 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $640.50 at 59 hospitals.

Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 cities for code 76536, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$379.20Mary Immaculate Hospital + 2 more
Median$588.50half pay less
Highest$1,075.36in this market
Difference2.8×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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.

median
Lowest $379.20Highest $1,075.36

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Mary Immaculate Hospital lowest Newport News, VA · (757) 886-6000 HC Soft Tissue Neck US $379.20 $632.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 HC Soft Tissue Neck US $379.20 $632.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center lowest Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC Soft Tissue Neck US $379.20 $632.00 — 40% —
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Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake, VA · (757) 312-8121 Hc Soft Tissue Neck Us $539.33 $898.89 — 40% —
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Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Us Neck $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Ultrasound Thyroid/Soft Tissu $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Chg - Us Exam Of Head And Neck $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Chg - Ultrasound Thyroid/Soft Tissu $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Us Neck $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Ultrasound Thyroid/Soft Tissu $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chg - Us Exam Of Head And Neck $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chg - Ultrasound Thyroid/Soft Tissu $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Us Neck $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Ultrasound Thyroid/Soft Tissu $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chg - Us Exam Of Head And Neck $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chg - Ultrasound Thyroid/Soft Tissu $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Us Neck $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Ultrasound Thyroid/Soft Tissu $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Chg - Us Exam Of Head And Neck $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Chg - Ultrasound Thyroid/Soft Tissu $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Chg - Ultrasound Thyroid/Soft Tissu $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Ultrasound Thyroid/Soft Tissu $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% —
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Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chg - Us Exam Of Head And Neck $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% —
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Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chg - Ultrasound Thyroid/Soft Tissu $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% —
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Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Chg - Us Exam Of Head And Neck $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Us Neck $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% —
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Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Us Neck $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Ultrasound Thyroid/Soft Tissu $588.50 $1,177.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 US SFT TISS HEAD/NECK $1,075.36 $1,194.84 $793.37–$1,099.25 10% Mar 17, 2026
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Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 US STFT TIS NECK/THYROID $1,075.36 $1,194.84 $793.37–$1,099.25 10% Mar 17, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $379.20, median $588.50, highest $1,075.36 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $588.50 — 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.