Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $113.00 to $641.60, with a median of $371.98. The lowest listed price is at Seattle Children's Hospital — $258.98 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $472.68 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 11 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 Feb 28, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Children's Hospital lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 US Exam of Head and Neck | $113.00 | $113.00 | $15.33–$90.40 | — | — source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Us Soft Tissue Head And Neck | $251.50 | $503.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $338.40 | $705.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $338.40 | $705.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $338.40 | $705.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK | $352.52 | $1,222.99 | $120.53–$917.25 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 ED - ULTRSND, SOFT TISSUE OF HEAD/NECK, REAL TIME W IMG DOC | $366.18 | $718.00 | $430.80–$574.40 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 ULTRSND, SOFT TISSUES OF HEAD & NCK, REAL TIME W IMAG DOC | $366.18 | $718.00 | $430.80–$574.40 | 49% | — source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK | $371.98 | $1,222.99 | $120.53–$917.25 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK | $373.45 | $1,222.99 | $118.36–$1,100.70 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK | $383.81 | $1,222.99 | $118.36–$917.25 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK | $405.06 | $1,222.99 | $120.53–$917.25 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK | $432.17 | $1,222.99 | $207.91–$1,100.70 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $477.88 | $919.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC US ED EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK CDM | $502.84 | $967.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC US ED EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK CDM | $541.92 | $1,129.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC US ED EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK CDM | $541.92 | $1,129.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC US ED EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK CDM | $541.92 | $1,129.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $617.28 | $1,286.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $617.28 | $1,286.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $617.28 | $1,286.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC US THYROID OR NECK SONOGRAM | $641.60 | $802.00 | $68.17–$721.80 | 20% | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 US Exam Head and Neck | $1,191.40 | $1,191.40 | $300.23–$1,143.74 | — | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 US Neck W/Lymph Mapping | $1,387.70 | $1,387.70 | $349.70–$1,332.19 | — | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 US Neck W/Lymph Mapping W/Vocal Cords | $1,772.70 | $1,772.70 | $446.72–$1,701.79 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $113.00, median $371.98, highest $641.60 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $383.81. 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 8 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.