Scans and imaging CPT 76536 New Mexico Outpatient

Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in New Mexico

In New Mexico, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $453.60 to $458.64, with a median of $456.12. The lowest price is at Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems (Taos).

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 76536. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$453.60Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems
Median$456.12half pay less
Highest$458.64in New Mexico
Lowest saves$2.52vs the median

Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems lowest Taos · Taos, NM US HEAD/NECK SOFT TISSUE $453.60 $567.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK $458.64 $1,092.00 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Hobbs, NM 1 $458.64 $458.64
Taos, NM 1 $453.60 $453.60

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.

Ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.