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
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $432.00 $158.49 – $691.20
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $432.17 $207.91 – $1,100.70
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $432.90 $99.13 – $401.37
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT $433.60 $348.75 – $348.75
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $435.00 $110.61 – $243.77
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $436.00 $103.01 – $333.26
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $436.00 $103.65 – $333.26
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $436.00 $103.01 – $333.26
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $436.00 $103.01 – $333.26
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $436.00 $102.46 – $333.26
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $436.00 $103.65 – $333.26
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $436.00 $102.46 – $333.26
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $436.50 $110.61 – $243.77
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $438.00 $20.08 – $70.42
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $438.20 $85.69 – $943.26
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $440.50 not published
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $441.50 $231.00 – $263.76
Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH $441.55 $120.06 – $198.10
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA $442.05 $126.30 – $366.18
Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington, WI $442.50 not published
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $442.98 $85.69 – $955.20
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $446.40 not published
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $447.00 $745.00 – $745.00
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $447.20 $76.75 – $501.84
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $447.20 $76.75 – $501.84
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $447.20 $78.52 – $501.84
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $447.20 $78.16 – $840.61
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $447.20 $78.55 – $501.84
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $449.00 $20.08 – $187.02
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $450.00 $110.61 – $243.77
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $450.00 $110.61 – $243.77
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $453.60 $80.78 – $197.96
St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Missoula, MT $453.60 $107.88 – $348.75
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $454.00 $104.04 – $107.10
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $454.00 $104.04 – $107.10
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark, AR $454.35 $54.00 – $274.67
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris, AR $454.35 $54.00 – $274.67
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $454.35 $54.00 – $274.67
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville, AR $455.00 $54.00 – $274.67
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $456.57 $99.61 – $625.00
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $456.57 $99.61 – $625.00
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $456.57 $99.61 – $625.00
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $456.57 $99.61 – $811.12
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $456.57 $99.61 – $625.00
The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY $456.76 $152.06 – $152.06
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $457.05 $100.55 – $239.27
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $458.24 $24.76 – $214.80
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $458.64 $103.70 – $145.18
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake, CA $460.08 $85.69 – $1,027.95
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London, KY $462.11 $184.93 – $1,178.45

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