Scans and imaging CPT 76536 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Rockport, ME — inpatient

In Rockport, ME, 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 $61.25 to $61.25, with a median of $61.25. Across Maine, the median is $196.68 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 76536, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.

Lowest$61.25MaineHealth
Median$61.25half pay less
Highest$61.25in 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 Rockport, ME.

median
Lowest $61.25Highest $634.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MaineHealth lowest Rockport, ME · (207) 921-8000 CHG US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM $61.25 $61.25 $48.33–$57.58 — Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Rockport, ME · (207) 921-8000 HC US HEAD & NECK SOFT TISSUES REAL TIME $634.90 $634.90 $500.94–$596.81 — Sep 9, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $61.25, median $61.25, highest $61.25.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $61.25 — 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 not 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.