Scans and imaging CPT 76536 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Chester, MT — inpatient

In Chester, MT, 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 $290.06 to $290.06, with a median of $290.06. Across Montana, the median is $431.20 at 21 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$290.06Logan Health - Chester
Median$290.06half pay less
Highest$290.06in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Logan Health - Chester Chester, MT · (406) 759-5181 US Exam $290.06 $446.25 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $290.06, median $290.06, highest $290.06.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $290.06 — 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.

3 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 76536 ($533.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTUS Soft Tissue Neck - Report $42.25 file
Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTUS Thyroid - Report $42.25 file
Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTUS Parathyroid - Report $42.25 file