Thyroid Ultrasound cost at US hospitals

Ultrasound, soft tissue of head and neck · CPT 76536

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Thyroid Ultrasound

A thyroid ultrasound looks at the gland in the front of the neck and at the lumps that turn up in it. Thyroid nodules are common and almost always harmless; the scan's job is to measure them and describe their features, which is how doctors decide which few need a needle biopsy and which simply get watched.

$33.75

lowest cash price

$588.50

national median

$5,650.03

highest cash price

912

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $33.75–$5,650.03 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$33.75

Mercy Primary Care - Bernie — Bernie, MO

Most expensive published cash price

$5,650.03

HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE — FRIENDSWOOD, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($634.90) → Sep 1, 2026 ($942.66)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $946.14 $1,212.90 $1,383.72
Arizona 23 $82.74 $235.22 $923.79
Arkansas 11 $117.30 $454.35 $678.00
California 90 $149.87 $826.80 $2,255.73
Colorado 17 $244.43 $1,084.19 $1,602.55
Florida 81 $485.20 $1,812.48 $5,505.50
Georgia 25 $374.74 $606.00 $3,542.44
Hawaii 2 $216.00 $216.00 $585.00
Illinois 51 $331.25 $745.20 $1,368.00
Indiana 26 $331.88 $431.00 $942.66
Iowa 30 $247.20 $514.80 $1,209.00
Kansas 11 $337.20 $2,361.79 $3,636.86
Kentucky 22 $308.95 $764.40 $1,486.80
Louisiana 1 $432.90 $432.90 $432.90
Maine 7 $603.90 $706.65 $1,015.05
Maryland 2 $447.00 $447.00 $447.00
Michigan 27 $143.36 $873.00 $1,077.60
Minnesota 19 $341.47 $456.57 $902.40
Mississippi 11 $76.12 $205.44 $278.10
Missouri 21 $33.75 $526.35 $1,256.55
Montana 2 $433.60 $433.60 $453.60
Nebraska 13 $367.92 $432.00 $788.56
Nevada 4 $582.13 $679.17 $947.52
New Hampshire 1 $822.90 $822.90 $822.90
New Jersey 21 $116.22 $209.09 $270.50
New Mexico 2 $458.64 $458.64 $458.64
New York 23 $125.84 $125.84 $1,948.00
North Carolina 15 $537.50 $544.80 $1,054.00
North Dakota 4 $480.00 $480.00 $646.40
Ohio 65 $266.00 $598.65 $1,818.00
Oklahoma 17 $198.25 $408.02 $1,141.11
Oregon 13 $100.98 $507.75 $853.50
Pennsylvania 32 $279.50 $635.20 $1,263.00
South Carolina 11 $220.00 $788.40 $2,171.00
South Dakota 7 $680.00 $741.60 $892.00
Tennessee 38 $99.82 $151.80 $2,315.56
Texas 110 $206.01 $630.55 $5,650.03
Virginia 43 $99.82 $640.50 $3,089.00
Washington 32 $346.40 $447.20 $1,273.30
West Virginia 17 $260.00 $438.00 $1,220.00
Wisconsin 33 $322.50 $538.48 $1,415.87
Wyoming 4 $169.26 $779.25 $839.76

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital Cedar Park, TX $586.43 $92.52 – $866.34
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $586.95 $96.27 – $903.00
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton, VA $588.50 $104.04 – $107.10
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA $588.50 $104.04 – $107.10
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $588.50 $104.04 – $107.10
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $588.50 $104.04 – $107.10
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA $588.50 $104.04 – $170.41
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA $588.50 $104.04 – $297.12
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA $588.50 $104.04 – $107.10
French Hospital San Luis Obispo, CA $589.96 $85.69 – $601.70
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $596.70 $21.23 – $734.40
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $598.20 $64.85 – $212.33
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $598.65 $100.81 – $104.84
CHI Health Plainview Plainview, NE $598.92 $434.93 – $965.55
O'Bleness Hospital Athens, OH $599.95 $99.82 – $100.82
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton, WV $600.00 $20.08 – $622.48
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth, TX $601.05 $104.75 – $115.23
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington, TX $601.05 $104.75 – $115.23
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen, TX $601.05 $104.75 – $113.13
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Plano, TX $601.05 $104.75 – $113.13
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle, TX $601.05 $104.75 – $115.23
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX $601.05 $104.75 – $115.23
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX $601.05 $104.75 – $115.23
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX $601.05 $104.75 – $113.13
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco, TX $601.05 $104.75 – $113.13
Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington Arlington, TX $601.05 $104.75 – $115.23
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman, TX $601.05 $104.75 – $113.13
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford Bedford, TX $601.05 $104.75 – $115.23
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX $601.05 $104.75 – $113.13
Texas Health Hospital Rockwall Rockwall, TX $601.05 $104.75 – $113.13
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Southlake, TX $601.05 $104.75 – $115.23
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $601.05 $104.75 – $115.23
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $601.05 $104.75 – $115.23
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville Stephenville, TX $601.05 $131.99 – $142.55
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne, TX $601.05 $104.75 – $115.23
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $601.80 not published
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS, OR $602.65 $177.00 – $177.00
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO, OR $602.65 $177.00 – $177.00
Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington, ME $603.90 $26.83 – $54.23
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island, NE $604.16 $158.49 – $962.56
Emory Hospital Perry Perry, GA $606.00 $92.28 – $280.20
Emory Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA $606.00 $93.65 – $280.20
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler, NE $606.05 $152.73 – $807.26
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $611.00 $126.92 – $227.05
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE $612.44 $158.49 – $933.72
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $614.60 $97.42 – $215.52
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $615.00 $160.73 – $984.00
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $617.23 $24.76 – $310.93
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $617.28 $121.06 – $509.96
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $617.28 $121.06 – $526.78

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