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
AdventHealth Polk Columbus, NC $960.44 not published
Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez, AK $960.96 not published
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $970.49 $77.12 – $1,580.79
HSHS Holy Family Hospital GREENVILLE, IL $981.36 $44.81 – $140.04
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital HIGHLAND, IL $984.96 $110.24 – $1,368.00
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $988.09 $85.69 – $509.60
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI $992.00 $104.17 – $187.51
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI $992.00 $104.17 – $187.51
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh, PA $1,002.00 $83.98 – $246.90
Pen Bay Medical Center Rockport, ME $1,015.05 $25.88 – $49.75
OSF Saint James John W Albrecht Medical Center Pontiac, IL $1,022.40 $112.03 – $114.27
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $1,026.20 $99.51 – $2,198.84
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $1,031.20 $76.18 – $602.31
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $1,031.20 $63.73 – $602.31
Urbana Hospital Urbana, OH $1,032.00 not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA $1,044.48 $114.29 – $248.76
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna, TN $1,044.51 $51.70 – $271.55
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC $1,047.50 $97.24 – $106.96
HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Mattoon, IL $1,052.64 $44.81 – $1,462.00
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $1,054.00 $99.93 – $249.52
NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGFIELD, TN $1,059.33 $83.41 – $271.55
Adventhealth Ocala Ocala, FL $1,060.28 $109.17 – $318.89
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, IL $1,069.92 $44.81 – $1,486.00
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff, CA $1,072.81 $122.54 – $1,800.26
Springfield Medical Center Springfield, OH $1,073.40 not published
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $1,077.60 not published
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $1,078.35 $106.88 – $1,540.50
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver, CO $1,084.19 $169.18 – $245.18
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville, PA $1,087.80 $80.17 – $199.86
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center Mendota, IL $1,092.00 not published
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX $1,093.37 $431.51 – $431.51
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX $1,093.37 $105.02 – $431.51
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $1,102.20 $112.03 – $117.63
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL $1,102.20 $112.03 – $117.63
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $1,116.70 $85.69 – $2,856.00
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville, WI $1,120.90 $78.98 – $685.59
AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL $1,126.00 $109.17 – $327.61
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest Midwest City, OK $1,141.11 $100.55 – $215.17
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX $1,158.15 $104.75 – $3,309.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX $1,158.15 $104.75 – $3,309.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $1,158.15 $104.75 – $3,309.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring, TX $1,158.15 $104.75 – $3,309.00
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX $1,158.15 $104.75 – $3,309.00
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh, PA $1,162.20 $83.98 – $212.33
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA $1,168.92 $477.37 – $477.37
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines, IA $1,209.00 $98.68 – $1,209.00
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK $1,212.90 $101.87 – $304.15
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $1,216.35 $145.47 – $357.30
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WV $1,220.00 $20.08 – $426.32
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville, IL $1,229.40 $112.03 – $114.27

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