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
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna OH 44266, OH $885.75 $106.81 – $192.26
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon, OH $885.75 $98.91 – $178.03
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH $885.75 $98.91 – $1,062.90
Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD $892.00 $48.73 – $1,003.50
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital DECATUR, IL $894.96 $44.81 – $1,243.00
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $896.00 $20.08 – $69.84
Adventhealth Durand Durand, WI $900.94 not published
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook, MN $902.40 $111.66 – $1,015.20
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy, MN $902.40 $111.66 – $1,015.20
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $907.20 $105.02 – $488.67
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City, CA $907.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland, CA $907.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $907.20 $142.00 – $142.00
San Leandro Medical Center SAN LEANDRO, CA $907.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA, CA $907.20 $142.00 – $142.00
San Rafael Medical Center SAN RAFAEL, CA $907.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Rosa Medical Center SANTA ROSA, CA $907.20 $142.00 – $142.00
South San Francisco Medical Center SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $907.20 $142.00 – $142.00
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $907.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Vacaville Medical Center VACAVILLE, CA $907.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK, CA $907.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO, CA $907.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $907.20 $333.97 – $488.67
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $907.20 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH, CA $907.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT, CA $907.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO, CA $907.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $907.20 $142.00 – $142.00
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $907.20 $142.00 – $142.00
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $907.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $914.01 $85.69 – $2,059.02
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL $916.40 $106.74 – $272.90
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo, WI $917.40 $76.16 – $955.32
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL $920.40 $86.94 – $392.12
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott, AZ $923.79 $48.45 – $121.67
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center Williamson, KY $924.60 $20.08 – $89.69
Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN $942.66 $65.56 – $1,885.32
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown, KY $942.66 $1,256.88 – $2,513.76
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin, KY $942.66 $784.00 – $2,513.76
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange, KY $942.66 $109.00 – $2,513.76
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY $942.66 $291.20 – $2,555.24
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY $942.66 $106.69 – $2,513.76
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah, KY $942.66 $1,256.88 – $2,513.76
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $945.60 not published
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $945.60 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $945.60 not published
Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $945.60 not published
Providence Seward Hospital Seward, AK $946.14 not published
Rose de Lima Hospital Henderson, NV $947.52 $114.91 – $2,285.97
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach, FL $951.48 $103.72 – $308.58

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