Scans and imaging CPT 76536 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Malta, MT — inpatient

In Malta, 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 $381.00 to $381.00, with a median of $381.00. Across Montana, the median is $433.60 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 76536, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$381.00Phillips County Hospital Assn
Median$381.00half pay less
Highest$381.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 Malta, MT.

median
Lowest $381.00Highest $484.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Phillips County Hospital Assn lowest Malta, MT · (406) 654-1100 US NECK NON VASCULAR $381.00 $381.00 — — —
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Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta, MT · (406) 654-1100 US THYROID $484.00 $484.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $381.00, median $381.00, highest $381.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $381.00 — 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.