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
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $243.60 $60.43 – $248.97
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $243.74 $67.14 – $437.49
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $244.43 $103.79 – $419.90
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $244.67 $72.99 – $443.25
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $247.20 $20.54 – $178.60
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ $248.22 $79.00 – $443.25
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $253.38 $93.06 – $94.92
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $256.49 $79.00 – $443.25
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $256.80 $26.91 – $549.00
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $256.94 $113.34 – $916.68
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $258.78 $26.91 – $429.69
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $258.78 $0.80 – $370.51
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $258.78 $26.91 – $373.64
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $260.00 not published
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $264.21 $113.34 – $826.98
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $264.79 $67.14 – $437.49
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $266.00 not published
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $266.88 $81.04 – $355.15
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $270.06 $101.87 – $110.80
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $270.50 $67.14 – $437.49
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $273.00 $106.34 – $108.47
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $277.14 $113.34 – $916.68
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $277.82 $79.00 – $405.90
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX $277.83 $92.52 – $866.34
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $278.10 $93.06 – $94.92
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $279.50 $20.08 – $210.46
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $281.40 not published
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ $287.84 $103.70 – $902.16
Weirton Medical Center Weirton, WV $289.00 $20.08 – $507.92
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $289.52 $47.68 – $235.83
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $289.56 $40.08 – $235.83
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $289.56 $40.08 – $235.83
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $290.36 $3.99 – $370.42
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $291.00 $36.58 – $436.50
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $301.50 not published
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $303.48 $3.99 – $148.96
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $308.40 $83.98 – $346.57
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $308.95 $176.44 – $767.13
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $309.50 not published
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $310.50 $3.99 – $352.70
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $311.17 $103.66 – $419.90
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $312.00 $26.06 – $351.00
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $315.00 $83.98 – $199.86
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $321.60 $101.79 – $142.51
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers, WI $322.50 not published
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $323.71 $67.06 – $95.49
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $325.12 $100.00 – $539.49
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $331.25 $112.03 – $181.49
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $331.25 $109.68 – $181.49
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $331.25 $109.68 – $181.49

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