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
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $814.00 $105.30 – $157.95
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $814.00 $104.17 – $354.72
Southside Regional Medical Center Petersburg, VA $817.50 not published
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL $819.00 $112.03 – $112.03
MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital North Conway, NH $822.90 $25.62 – $56.78
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $823.55 $54.00 – $534.87
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville, CA $826.60 $21.27 – $1,021.41
Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA $826.80 $96.00 – $96.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK, CA $826.80 $96.00 – $96.00
Downey Medical Center Downey, CA $826.80 $96.00 – $96.00
San Bernardino - Fontana Medical Center FONTANA, CA $826.80 $96.00 – $96.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE, CA $826.80 $96.00 – $96.00
South Bay Medical Center HARBOR CITY, CA $826.80 $96.00 – $96.00
San Marcos Medical Center SAN MARCOS, CA $826.80 $96.00 – $96.00
West Los Angeles Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $826.80 $96.00 – $96.00
Woodland Hills Medical Center WOODLAND HILLS, CA $826.80 $96.00 – $96.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY, CA $826.80 $96.00 – $96.00
San Diego Clairemont Mesa Medical Center SAN DIEGO, CA $826.80 $96.00 – $96.00
Los Angeles Sunset Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $826.80 $96.00 – $96.00
Moreno Valley Medical Center MORENO VALLEY, CA $826.80 $96.00 – $96.00
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis, MO $838.20 $87.19 – $196.15
Washakie Medical Center Worland, WY $839.76 $27.84 – $56.26
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo, CA $840.96 $129.64 – $1,497.60
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $843.24 $24.76 – $309.89
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville, IA $852.00 $16.83 – $852.00
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford, OR $853.50 $105.95 – $264.88
Lincoln Health Damariscotta, ME $858.35 $26.83 – $779.38
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $859.65 $76.16 – $719.32
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL $863.40 $86.94 – $380.87
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA $866.25 $126.30 – $366.18
Corewell Health Gross Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI $873.00 $96.92 – $161.35
Corewell Health Taylor Taylor, MI $873.00 $96.92 – $170.92
Corewell Health Trenton Trenton, MI $873.00 $96.92 – $162.82
Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI $873.00 $96.88 – $183.89
Corewell Health Wayne Wayne, MI $873.00 $96.92 – $160.98
Corewell Health Pennock Hastings, MI $878.00 $159.39 – $159.39
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids, MI $878.00 $104.17 – $187.51
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont, MI $878.00 $159.39 – $159.39
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75, MI $878.00 $159.39 – $159.39
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville, MI $878.00 $104.17 – $187.51
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland, MI $878.00 $104.17 – $187.51
HSHS St. John's Hospital IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL $878.40 $47.37 – $1,220.00
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX $879.50 $105.02 – $420.09
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $879.60 not published
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $880.80 $83.98 – $1,174.40
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH $885.75 $98.91 – $1,062.90
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH $885.75 $98.91 – $178.03
University Hospitals St. John Medical Center Westlake OH, OH $885.75 $106.81 – $192.26
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road, OH $885.75 $98.91 – $178.03
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard, OH $885.75 $98.91 – $178.03

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