Ultrasound Scan of Head and Neck Soft Tissue Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 65 Iowa hospitals. CPT 76536. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $441
📉 Low $59.00
📈 High $1,209
🏥 65 hospitals
🏛️ 53 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $100
Hospital comparison — Iowa
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 65 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | BCBS | Humana | Molina | Cigna | MultiPlan | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$59.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$62.30 | $59.00 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $64.00 | $59.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$63.20 | $26.00 | $24.76 | $24.76 | $26.00 | — | $52.00 | — | $24.76 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$63.20 | $26.00 | $24.76 | $25.26 | $26.00 | $25.26 | $52.00 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$63.20 | $26.00 | $24.76 | $25.26 | $26.00 | $25.26 | $52.00 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$63.20 | $26.00 | $24.76 | $25.26 | $26.00 | $25.26 | $52.00 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$63.20 | $26.00 | $24.76 | $25.26 | $26.00 | $25.26 | $52.00 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$63.20 | $26.00 | $24.76 | $25.26 | $26.00 | $25.26 | $52.00 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$63.20 | $26.00 | $24.76 | $25.26 | $26.00 | — | $52.00 | — | $24.76 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$63.20 | $26.00 | $24.76 | $25.26 | $24.76 | — | $52.00 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$63.20 | $26.00 | $24.76 | $25.26 | $26.00 | — | $52.00 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$63.20 | $26.00 | $24.76 | $25.26 | $26.00 | $25.26 | $52.00 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$63.20 | $26.00 | $24.76 | $25.26 | $26.00 | $25.26 | $52.00 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$63.20 | $26.00 | $24.76 | $25.26 | $26.00 | $25.26 | $52.00 | — | — |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$72.00 | $52.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CENTERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CENTERVILLE |
$110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$111 | $52.16 | — | $54.81 | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINICS IOWA CITY |
$129 | $97.70 | $100 | $102 | — | $100 | — | $169 | — |
| UI HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY |
$129 | $97.70 | $100 | $101 | — | $100 | — | $169 | — |
| HEGG HEALTH CENTER ROCK VALLEY |
$163 | $52.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$186 | — | $57.00 | — | $57.00 | — | — | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$264 | $145 | $222 | $279 | $135 | — | — | — | — |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$270 | $77.00 | $80.00 | — | $100 | $89.00 | $96.00 | — | — |
| BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TH ST STORM LAKE |
$289 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | — | $90.00 | — | $53.00 |
| HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUMBOLDT |
$316 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $75.00 | $75.00 | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$342 | $307 | — | $307 | $307 | $319 | — | $699 | $313 |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$343 | $204 | — | $204 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHEROKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE |
$347 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $55.00 | $100 | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$349 | $250 | — | $643 | $250 | $319 | — | $699 | $255 |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$368 | $104 | — | $104 | $104 | $103 | — | $622 | $101 |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$369 | $100 | $100 | $100 | $100 | — | — | — | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$418 | — | — | — | — | $1.00 | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$441 | $37.70 | $34.34 | — | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL POCAHONTAS |
$458 | $96.00 | $60.00 | $64.00 | $95.00 | $50.00 | $97.00 | — | — |
| OSCEOLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER SIBLEY |
$461 | $85.30 | — | $10.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$466 | $69.00 | $100 | — | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | — | $52.00 |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$468 | $286 | $286 | — | $286 | $364 | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUMNER |
$468 | $58.80 | $63.00 | $49.00 | $585 | $61.00 | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CEDAR FALLS MEDICAL CENTER CEDAR FALLS |
$471 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$471 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$493 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$507 | $28.47 | $28.47 | $28.47 | $28.47 | $27.14 | $489 | — | — |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$515 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$516 | $52.00 | $50.00 | — | $52.00 | $52.00 | $66.00 | $50.00 | — |
| MERCYONE OELWEIN MEDICAL CENTER OELWEIN |
$554 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE ELKADER MEDICAL CENTER ELKADER |
$554 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$554 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$554 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRUNDY CENTER |
$563 | $54.00 | $704 | $54.00 | $54.00 | $56.00 | $95.00 | — | — |
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SPIRIT LAKE |
$573 | $76.20 | — | $68.18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$578 | $48.00 | — | $48.00 | $100 | $60.00 | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CLINTON CLINTON |
$587 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$624 | $87.00 | $87.00 | — | — | — | $69.60 | — | — |
| BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$643 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $83.00 | — | — |
| COMPASS MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE BOX 228 |
$652 | $254 | $102 | — | $489 | — | — | — | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$661 | $240 | $251 | $251 | $75.00 | $231 | — | $463 | — |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$662 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $87.00 | $61.00 | $828 | — | — | — |
| GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL GUTTENBERG |
$678 | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | $52.52 | $52.52 | — | — | — |
| AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL ROCK RAPIDS |
$679 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES OF HOWARD COUNTY CRESCO |
$703 | $73.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 76536, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $506 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 65 Iowa 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 Iowa, Medicare reimburses about $100 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Iowa range from $59.00 to $1,209 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 4.4x 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 Iowa?
- Cash prices for ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue (CPT 76536) in Iowa range from $59.00 to $1,209, with a median of $441. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $59.00. 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.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Iowa facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 76536 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.