Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $199.55 to $629.85, with a median of $315.00. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center and 4 other hospitals — $115.45 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $348.00 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 9 cities for code 76536, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 23, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 CHG US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $199.55 | $307.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 CHG US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $199.55 | $307.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 CHG US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $199.55 | $307.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 CHG US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $199.55 | $307.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 CHG US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $199.55 | $307.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 CHG US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $199.55 | $307.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 CHG US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $199.55 | $307.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 CHG US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $199.55 | $307.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC PR ED 76536 HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUES CDM | $315.00 | $420.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC PR ED 76536 HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUES CDM | $315.00 | $420.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC PR ED 76536 HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUES CDM | $315.00 | $420.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC PR ED 76536 HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUES CDM | $315.00 | $420.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC PR ED 76536 HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUES CDM | $315.00 | $420.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC US ED EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK CDM | $390.75 | $521.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC US ED EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK CDM | $390.75 | $521.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC US ED EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK CDM | $390.75 | $521.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC US ED EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK CDM | $390.75 | $521.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC US ED EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK CDM | $390.75 | $521.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC SOFT TISSUE HEAD NECK ULTRASOUND | $421.85 | $649.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC SOFT TISSUE HEAD NECK ULTRASOUND | $421.85 | $649.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC SOFT TISSUE HEAD NECK ULTRASOUND | $421.85 | $649.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC SOFT TISSUE HEAD NECK ULTRASOUND | $421.85 | $649.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC SOFT TISSUE HEAD NECK ULTRASOUND | $421.85 | $649.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC SOFT TISSUE HEAD NECK ULTRASOUND | $421.85 | $649.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC SOFT TISSUE HEAD NECK ULTRASOUND | $421.85 | $649.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC SOFT TISSUE HEAD NECK ULTRASOUND | $463.45 | $713.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $507.75 | $677.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $507.75 | $677.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $507.75 | $677.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $507.75 | $677.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $507.75 | $677.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $516.10 | $794.00 | $46.37–$376.13 | 35% | — source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $526.50 | $810.00 | $46.37–$376.13 | 35% | — source file |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $602.65 | $709.00 | $177.00–$570.00 | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $602.65 | $709.00 | $177.00–$570.00 | 15% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Portland Portland, OR · (541) 241-5090 US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $609.10 | $609.10 | $92.51–$404.74 | — | — source file |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 HB US Soft Tissue Head & Neck | $629.85 | $969.00 | $93.92–$969.00 | 35% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Tuality Healthcare Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 HB US Soft Tissue Head & Neck | $629.85 | $969.00 | $90.64–$969.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 ED Ultrasound, Soft Tissues Head/Neck | $796.90 | $1,226.00 | $93.92–$1,226.00 | 35% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Tuality Healthcare Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 ED Ultrasound, Soft Tissues Head/Neck | $816.40 | $1,256.00 | $90.64–$1,256.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $199.55, median $315.00, highest $629.85 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $315.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This ultrasound looks at the soft tissues of the neck and head, most often the thyroid, as well as salivary glands and lymph nodes. It is ordered for a lump or swelling in the neck, thyroid nodules or an abnormal thyroid test.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the exam itself. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately, and a needle biopsy of a nodule is billed under different codes.