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
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $1,238.10 $135.12 – $2,393.16
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO $1,256.55 $59.96 – $144.30
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $1,263.00 $61.18 – $245.91
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane, WA $1,273.30 $116.50 – $403.49
AdventHealth Deland Deland, FL $1,318.96 $103.72 – $234.76
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK $1,333.80 $470.70 – $935.67
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester, KY $1,337.54 $98.09 – $98.09
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL, VA $1,339.00 $73.38 – $544.69
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190, IL $1,343.30 not published
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL $1,343.30 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL $1,343.30 not published
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL $1,343.30 not published
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton, IL $1,343.30 not published
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights, IL $1,343.30 not published
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $1,343.30 not published
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $1,343.30 not published
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, IL $1,368.00 not published
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $1,370.00 $73.00 – $230.64
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced, CA $1,375.05 $85.69 – $652.36
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak, AK $1,383.72 not published
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $1,396.80 $85.69 – $2,638.40
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka, CA $1,403.52 $134.46 – $476.26
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton, CA $1,406.21 $85.69 – $510.04
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison, WI $1,415.87 $24.94 – $552.19
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX $1,429.79 $105.02 – $210.04
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX $1,429.79 $105.20 – $210.39
St Anne Hospital Toledo, OH $1,447.80 not published
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $1,457.00 $73.00 – $284.81
Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY $1,486.80 not published
Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL $1,493.28 $103.72 – $233.19
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast, FL $1,493.28 $103.72 – $321.33
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg, VA $1,525.68 $68.23 – $512.89
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX $1,553.48 $104.75 – $340.73
AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO $1,602.55 $108.08 – $204.02
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO $1,602.55 $108.08 – $204.02
AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO $1,602.55 $108.08 – $204.02
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO $1,602.55 $109.28 – $206.29
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO $1,602.55 $108.08 – $204.02
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA $1,612.29 $102.34 – $482.96
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL $1,652.98 $103.72 – $232.84
Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA $1,679.00 $104.86 – $280.20
Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA $1,679.00 $104.86 – $280.20
Emory Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Decatur, GA $1,679.00 $157.18 – $157.18
Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA $1,679.00 $106.19 – $280.20
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA $1,679.00 $103.69 – $280.20
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta, GA $1,679.00 $106.19 – $280.20
Emory University Hospital Ne, GA $1,679.00 $104.86 – $280.20
Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA $1,679.00 $106.19 – $280.20
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $1,710.00 $105.02 – $204.79
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX $1,710.00 $105.02 – $420.09

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