Itemized  ยท  Hospitals  ยท  Hospital for Special Surgery  ยท  Thyroid ultrasound

Thyroid ultrasound at Hospital for Special Surgery.

๐Ÿ“ New York, NY 5/5 CMS rating CPT 76536
Cash-pay price
$160 to $458
Hospital for Special Surgery is significantly cheaper than median (-76%) for thyroid ultrasound.
Chargemaster (gross): $160 โ€“ $458

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Hospital for Special Surgery negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$66 โ€“ $339
Anthem BCBS$39 โ€“ $46
Blue Cross Blue Shield$30 โ€“ $83
UnitedHealthcare$41 โ€“ $45
Cigna$59 โ€“ $262
Medicare$21 โ€“ $29
Medicaid$22 โ€“ $29

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 ยท 895 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg ฮ”
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 2.8/5 +1.2
Would definitely recommend 87% 69.6% +17pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 83% 68.6% +14pp
Nurses always communicated well 83% 75.6% +7pp
Doctors always communicated well 83% 76.6% +6pp
Given clear info about recovery 90% 84.4% +6pp
Room and bathroom always clean 81% 68.6% +12pp
Staff always explained meds 64% 57.6% +6pp
Quiet at night, always 52% 52.2% 0pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Hospital for Special Surgery's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 76536, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan โ€” see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of thyroid ultrasound prices, see the Thyroid ultrasound overview.