Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Wichita Falls, TX
In Wichita Falls, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $335.00 to $887.20, with a median of $611.10. The lowest listed price is at Clay County Memorial Hospital — $276.10 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $630.55 at 285 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 76536, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Wichita Falls, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County Memorial Hospital lowest Henrietta, TX · (940) 538-5621 Sono Head Neck Thyroid | $335.00 | $479.00 | $96.00–$153.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Clay County Memorial Hospital lowest Henrietta, TX · (940) 538-5621 Sono Soft Tissue Head And Neck | $335.00 | $479.00 | $96.00–$153.00 | 30% | — source file |
| United Regional Health Care System Wichita Falls, TX · (940) 764-7000 Ultrasound, soft tissues of head and neck (eg, thyroid, parathyroid, parotid), real time with image documentation | $887.20 | $933.90 | $103.81–$887.20 | 5% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $335.00, median $611.10, highest $887.20 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 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.