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
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $392.00 $97.24 – $106.96
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $394.20 $35.80 – $310.63
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $394.20 $66.78 – $209.16
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $394.20 $66.78 – $203.62
UPMC Memorial York, PA $394.20 $66.78 – $498.04
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $394.20 $58.63 – $194.57
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $394.20 $66.78 – $558.45
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet, TX $395.01 $92.52 – $866.34
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $396.55 $134.46 – $364.82
Mercy Hospital Watonga Watonga, OK $399.10 $69.96 – $240.32
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $402.90 not published
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $403.65 $54.00 – $274.67
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $405.06 $234.44 – $917.25
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $408.02 $34.42 – $404.60
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $408.02 $34.42 – $254.09
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $408.02 $34.42 – $251.17
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $408.02 $34.42 – $251.17
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $408.02 $34.42 – $219.04
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $408.02 $34.42 – $90.19
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $408.54 $85.69 – $1,499.20
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $408.94 $158.49 – $728.98
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $409.20 $77.56 – $199.58
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $409.20 $294.18 – $294.18
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $409.20 $294.18 – $294.18
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $410.97 $28.38 – $214.68
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $410.97 $28.38 – $214.68
Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) Brazil, IN $416.40 $20.12 – $400.00
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $417.06 $92.52 – $866.34
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville, TX $417.06 $92.52 – $866.34
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $417.06 $92.52 – $866.34
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $417.06 $92.52 – $866.34
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR $417.75 not published
Aurora Baycare Medical Center Green Bay, WI $420.00 not published
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $420.80 $75.03 – $475.62
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA $420.80 $75.57 – $476.68
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA $422.58 $22.04 – $569.81
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $425.21 $102.36 – $571.11
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $425.45 $121.65 – $121.65
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $425.45 $77.98 – $162.49
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley, MN $426.40 $111.66 – $479.70
Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $427.50 not published
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $427.52 $77.79 – $1,848.60
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $428.50 $110.61 – $243.77
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $428.94 $24.76 – $210.18
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island, IL $428.94 $24.76 – $236.45
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $428.94 $24.76 – $219.83
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $429.00 $110.61 – $243.77
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $430.64 $80.78 – $197.96
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $431.00 $231.00 – $263.76
WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA $431.28 $44.50 – $3,116.61

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