Thyroid Ultrasound cost at US hospitals

Ultrasound, soft tissue of head and neck · CPT 76536

What is Thyroid Ultrasound? Read the full explainer →

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
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $649.75 $30.30 – $81.88
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $650.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI $655.00 not published
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $656.01 $103.54 – $255.16
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $656.01 $104.61 – $255.16
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $656.01 $103.54 – $255.16
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $656.01 $102.47 – $255.16
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA $660.60 $40.07 – $302.54
HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville, IL $668.88 $173.10 – $190.41
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh, PA $670.20 $83.98 – $212.33
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN $674.40 $111.66 – $758.70
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $677.60 not published
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs, AR $678.00 $107.60 – $542.40
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $679.17 $114.91 – $2,285.97
Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton, SD $680.00 $290.70 – $765.00
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA $682.15 $126.30 – $394.55
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Torrance, CA $682.15 $134.46 – $375.63
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $682.40 $291.73 – $767.70
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati, OH $693.00 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH $693.00 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $693.00 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH $693.00 not published
Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH $693.00 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati, OH $693.00 not published
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $693.70 not published
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $695.00 $160.73 – $1,112.00
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN $700.80 $81.04 – $788.40
Beckley ARH Hospital Beckley, WV $702.00 $20.08 – $458.42
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $702.00 $25.65 – $89.69
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg, CA $702.90 $26.91 – $333.37
Stephens Memorial Hospital Norway, ME $706.65 $26.83 – $658.60
Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY $707.93 $75.83 – $75.83
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, CA $708.00 $114.29 – $248.76
Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion, SD $708.80 $261.37 – $797.40
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL $710.00 $160.73 – $1,278.00
Lorain Hospital Lorain, OH $710.40 not published
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $715.44 $49.93 – $261.98
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA $716.10 not published
Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $718.25 $69.11 – $912.60
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH, FL $718.25 $69.11 – $994.50
Doctors Hospital CORAL GABLES, FL $718.25 $66.99 – $994.50
Baptist Health Hospital Doral SOUTH MIAMI, FL $718.25 $66.99 – $912.60
Fishermens Community Hospital MARATHON, FL $718.25 $66.99 – $994.50
Homestead Hospital HOMESTEAD, FL $718.25 $66.99 – $994.50
Mariners Hospital TAVERNIER, FL $718.25 $66.99 – $994.50
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $718.25 $66.99 – $994.50
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $720.00 $25.65 – $89.69
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton, IL $720.00 $112.03 – $114.27
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $722.40 not published
Maryview Hospital Portsmouth, VA $722.40 not published

Related imaging procedures