Ultrasound Scan of Head and Neck Soft Tissue Cost in Arkansas
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 59 Arkansas hospitals. CPT 76536. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
Hospital comparison — Arkansas
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 59 of 59 hospitals.
| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Centene | UHC | Cigna | Humana | Aetna | MultiPlan | Medicaid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MENA REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM MENA |
$20.40 | $108 | $37.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JOHNSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CLARKSVILLE |
$31.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI ST. VINCENT MORRILTON MORRILTON |
$59.60 | $65.52 | $68.80 | $67.49 | $67.49 | $65.52 | $68.80 | — | — |
| IZARD REGIONAL HOSPITAL CALICO ROCK |
$61.00 | $61.00 | $43.98 | $28.08 | — | $28.08 | $28.08 | — | — |
| SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER S MAIN STREET HOPE |
$81.49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. BERNARDS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH JONESBORO |
$87.75 | $42.47 | $24.95 | — | $24.46 | $24.46 | $24.46 | — | — |
| WHITE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER BATESVILLE |
$118 | $104 | $109 | $104 | $107 | — | $104 | $111 | — |
| STONE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER BATESVILLE |
$118 | $104 | $109 | $104 | $107 | — | $104 | $111 | — |
| HOWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NASHVILLE |
$128 | $321 | — | — | — | $321 | — | — | — |
| LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WALNUT RIDGE |
$133 | $25.89 | $24.46 | — | $29.35 | $24.46 | — | — | — |
| ST. BERNARDS CROSSRIDGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FALLS BLVD S WYNNE |
$135 | $24.95 | $24.95 | — | $25.68 | $24.46 | — | — | — |
| BAXTER HEALTH FULTON COUNTY HOSPITAL SALEM |
$140 | $108 | — | $108 | — | — | — | — | $54.00 |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-EL DORADO WEST GROVE STREET EL DORADO |
$143 | $118 | $162 | $139 | $183 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - HEBER SPRINGS BYPASS ROAD HEBER SPRINGS |
$143 | $118 | $162 | $139 | $183 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - ARKADELPHIA TWIN RIVERS DRIVE ARKADELPHIA |
$143 | $118 | $162 | $139 | $183 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| CHI ST. VINCENT NORTH SHERWOOD |
$153 | $97.53 | $102 | $100 | $100 | $100 | $102 | — | — |
| CHI ST. VINCENT INFIRMARY HEALTH SYSTEM LITTLE ROCK |
$154 | $101 | $106 | $104 | $104 | $104 | $106 | — | — |
| ARKANSAS METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER W KINGSHIGHWAY PARAGOULD |
$167 | $102 | $140 | $100 | $105 | $100 | — | — | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-CONWAY EXCHANGE AVENUE CONWAY |
$174 | $100 | $105 | $102 | $183 | $99.21 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - NORTH LITTLE ROCK SPRINGHILL DRIVE NORTH LITTLE ROCK |
$174 | $100 | $105 | $102 | $183 | $99.21 | — | $85.00 | — |
| MAGNOLIA HOSPITAL HOSPITAL DRIVE MAGNOLIA |
$174 | $100 | $105 | $102 | $183 | $99.21 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH VAN BUREN CRAWFORD MEMORIAL DRIVE VAN BUREN |
$174 | $103 | $108 | $105 | $183 | $102 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-STUTTGART NORTH BUERKLE ROAD STUTTGART |
$174 | $106 | $111 | $108 | $183 | $105 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - LITTLE ROCK BAPTIST HEALTH DRIVE LITTLE ROCK |
$174 | $100 | $105 | $102 | $183 | $99.21 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH TOWSON AVENUE FORT SMITH |
$174 | $103 | $108 | $105 | $183 | $102 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-DREW COUNTY SCOGIN DRIVE MONTICELLO |
$174 | $104 | $109 | $105 | $183 | $103 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - HOT SPRING COUNTY SCHNEIDER DRIVE MALVERN |
$174 | $102 | $106 | $103 | $183 | $101 | — | $85.00 | — |
| ST. BERNARDS FIVE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER MEDICAL CENTER DR POCAHONTAS |
$189 | $24.95 | $24.95 | — | $25.68 | $24.46 | — | — | — |
| BRADLEY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER WARREN |
$202 | $147 | — | $104 | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNITY HEALTH - JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE |
$211 | $108 | $142 | $174 | $102 | — | $98.23 | — | — |
| UNITY HEALTH - NEWPORT NEWPORT |
$211 | $147 | — | $174 | $216 | — | — | — | — |
| UNITY HEALTH WHITE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER SEARCY |
$211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MCGEHEE-DESHA COUNTY HOSPITAL MCGEHEE |
$214 | $147 | $282 | $298 | $88.31 | $285 | — | — | $54.00 |
| OZARK HEALTH CLINTON |
$222 | $108 | $134 | $128 | $179 | $130 | $135 | — | $54.00 |
| SALINE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL PARK DRIVE BENTON |
$226 | $95.77 | $112 | $98.77 | — | $101 | $101 | — | $54.00 |
| JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PINE BLUFF |
$274 | $97.28 | $99.23 | $99.23 | $97.28 | $97.28 | $97.28 | — | — |
| CHICOT MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER LAKE VILLAGE |
$287 | $108 | $144 | $123 | — | $112 | $115 | — | $54.00 |
| DELTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DUMAS |
$309 | $108 | $136 | $139 | — | $137 | — | — | — |
| DARDANELLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER RD SDARDANELLETREET DARDANELLE |
$317 | $28.00 | $35.00 | $28.00 | $40.00 | $28.28 | $28.00 | — | — |
| SOUTH MISSISSIPPI COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OSCEOLA |
$382 | $106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $54.00 |
| GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER BLYTHEVILLE |
$382 | $108 | — | — | $102 | — | — | — | $54.00 |
| UAMS MEDICAL CENTER LITTLE ROCK |
$398 | $32.00 | $40.27 | $40.27 | $40.66 | $40.27 | $39.10 | $75.00 | — |
| MERCY ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL FORT SMITH FORT SMITH |
$404 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL FORT SMITH FORT SMITH |
$404 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ROGERS |
$450 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL WALDRON WALDRON |
$454 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL PARIS PARIS |
$454 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL OZARK OZARK |
$454 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL BOONEVILLE BOONEVILLE |
$455 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LITTLE ROCK |
$504 | $85.00 | $85.00 | $80.00 | $83.00 | — | $83.20 | $90.00 | — |
| ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S NORTHWEST SPRINGDALE |
$519 | $85.00 | $85.00 | $80.00 | $83.00 | — | $83.20 | $90.00 | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL BERRYVILLE BERRYVILLE |
$523 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OUACHITA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CAMDEN |
$650 | $108 | — | $245 | — | — | — | — | $54.00 |
| CHI ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL HOT SPRINGS HOT SPRINGS |
$678 | $101 | $106 | $104 | $104 | $101 | $106 | $542 | — |
| CORNERSTONE SPECIALTY HOSPITALS LITTLE ROCK 6TH FLOOR |
$679 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NATIONAL PARK MEDICAL CENTER MALVERN AVE HOT SPRINGS |
$716 | $101 | $106 | $101 | — | $108 | $101 | — | $54.00 |
| ST. MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WEST MAIN STREET RUSSELLVILLE |
$883 | $99.13 | $103 | $99.13 | $506 | $99.78 | $96.93 | — | $54.00 |
| CABOT EMERGENCY HOSPITAL WILLIE RAY DR CABOT |
$1,035 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FORT SMITH ER & HOSPITAL PHOENIX AVE FORT SMITH |
$1,035 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
That is the median of what the 59 Arkansas hospitals above publish for Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 76536 in Arkansas, Medicare reimburses about $95.38 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Arkansas range from $20.40 to $1,035 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 2.2x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue cost in Arkansas?
- Cash prices for ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue (CPT 76536) in Arkansas range from $20.40 to $1,035, with a median of $211. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue in Arkansas?
- The cheapest Arkansas hospital published cash price for this procedure is $20.40. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.