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Ultrasound of Head and Neck Soft Tissues

Maryland rates for HCPCS 76536

An ultrasound exam of the soft tissues of the head and neck, using sound waves to produce live images. It is most often used to look at the thyroid gland, the parathyroid glands, the salivary glands, or lymph nodes and other soft tissue swellings anywhere in the head or neck. No radiation is involved.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ultrasound of Head and Neck Soft Tissues cost?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $95.50 to $123.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $100 to $200Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $91 to $182
$100$200facility $132professional $112

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$123.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$158.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$46.77
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$186.21
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$41.69
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$141.25
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$87.10

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Minnesota than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maryland· 40th of 51

$112

MN $363FL $89.13

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.