Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 80 hospitals publish a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $65.00 to $2,495.74, with a median of $643.51. The lowest price is at T J Samson Community Hospital (Glasgow). The highest price is 38.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $643.51, is 21% above the US median of $533.38.
- That is 6.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Kentucky ranks 41st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 80 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 76536. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$65.00T J Samson Community Hospital
Median$643.51half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,495.74in Kentucky
Lowest saves$578.51vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| T J Samson Community Hospital lowest Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $65.00 | $100.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $68.40 | $114.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Poct Us Soft Tissue Head/Neck | $133.38 | $333.44 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY US PARATHYROID | $162.01 | $249.25 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $164.66 | $1,266.57 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB US SFT TISSUE N/F/H - POCUS | $233.40 | $1,167.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB US SOFT TISSUE HEAD AND NECK | $233.40 | $1,167.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB US SFT TISSUE N/F/H - POCUS | $233.40 | $1,167.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB US SOFT TISSUE HEAD AND NECK | $233.40 | $1,167.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB US SOFT TISSUE HEAD AND NECK | $233.40 | $1,167.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB US SFT TISSUE N/F/H - POCUS | $233.40 | $1,167.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $240.22 | $774.89 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN US SFT TISS HEAD/NECK | $259.92 | $1,083.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $282.45 | $340.30 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $341.00 | $682.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL US Thyroid | $360.15 | $600.25 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY US THYROID | $374.11 | $623.52 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC U/S Head & Neck-Sft Tissue | $382.23 | $1,012.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN US SOFT TISSUE | $389.88 | $1,083.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $409.50 | $630.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $410.90 | $587.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN US SFT TISS HEAD/NECK | $411.54 | $1,083.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY US NECK AND/OR THYROID | $427.00 | $854.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB US HEAD/NECK | $427.00 | $427.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC U/S Head & Neck-Sft Tissue | $454.42 | $1,295.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $474.00 | $1,580.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $480.70 | $480.70 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN US SFT TISS HEAD/NECK | $487.35 | $1,083.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN US SOFT TISSUE | $487.35 | $1,083.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $541.91 | $1,153.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY US THYROID | $552.75 | $737.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY U/S THYROID | $555.20 | $694.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC U/S Head & Neck-Sft Tissue | $556.21 | $1,148.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Ultrasound, soft tissues of head and neck (eg, thyroid, parathyroid, parotid), real time with image documentation | $556.37 | $1,390.93 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Ultrasound, soft tissues of head and neck (eg, thyroid, parathyroid, parotid), real time with image documentation | $556.82 | $1,392.06 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $563.92 | $742.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Ultrasound, soft tissues of head and neck (eg, thyroid, parathyroid, parotid), real time with image documentation | $582.57 | $1,456.42 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC U/S Head & Neck-Sft Tissue | $609.69 | $1,452.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG US SOFT TISSUE/NECK | $635.94 | $1,589.84 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $643.20 | $1,072.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC U/S HEAD & NECK-SFT TISSUE | $643.82 | $1,452.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $650.25 | $867.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY US-SOFT TISSUE OF HEAD & NECK | $681.60 | $1,136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $689.40 | $1,149.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC U/S Head & Neck-Sft Tissue | $689.55 | $1,452.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $702.00 | $1,170.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC U/S Head & Neck-Sft Tissue | $703.05 | $1,666.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $720.00 | $1,200.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Ultrasound, soft tissues of head and neck (eg, thyroid, parathyroid, parotid), real time with image documentation | $721.94 | $1,804.86 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $723.60 | $1,206.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $723.60 | $1,206.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $723.60 | $1,206.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $723.60 | $1,206.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $764.40 | $1,274.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $764.40 | $1,274.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY US SOFT TISSUE HEAD/NECK | $764.40 | $1,274.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Ultrasound, soft tissues of head and neck (eg, thyroid, parathyroid, parotid), real time with image documentation | $771.59 | $1,928.98 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Soft Tissue Neck US | $776.40 | $1,294.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC U/S Head & Neck-Sft Tissue | $778.85 | $1,452.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $780.65 | $1,201.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY US-SOFT TISSUE OF HEAD & NECK | $783.00 | $1,305.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY US-SOFT TISSUE OF HEAD & NECK | $783.00 | $1,305.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY US-SOFT TISSUE OF HEAD & NECK | $783.00 | $1,305.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $815.80 | $1,359.67 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Ultrasound, soft tissues of head and neck (eg, thyroid, parathyroid, parotid), real time with image documentation | $816.02 | $2,040.05 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $923.80 | $1,539.67 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Ultrasound, soft tissues of head and neck (eg, thyroid, parathyroid, parotid), real time with image documentation | $927.73 | $2,319.33 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $942.66 | $1,256.88 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $942.66 | $1,256.88 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $942.66 | $1,256.88 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $942.66 | $1,256.88 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $942.66 | $1,256.88 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $942.66 | $1,256.88 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $942.66 | $1,256.88 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Ultrasound, soft tissues of head and neck (eg, thyroid, parathyroid, parotid), real time with image documentation | $986.87 | $2,467.17 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY US-SOFT TISSUE OF HEAD & NECK | $991.99 | $1,653.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC US, HEAD/NECK TISSUES,REAL TIME | $1,337.54 | $1,337.54 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Soft Tissue Neck US | $1,486.80 | $2,478.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY US HEAD AND NECK | $2,314.33 | $2,314.33 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY US HEAD AND NECK | $2,495.74 | $2,495.74 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 13 | $233.40 | $389.88 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $133.38 | $666.68 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $454.42 | $833.13 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $68.40 | $723.60 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $556.21 | $670.16 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $783.00 | $783.00 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $360.15 | $942.66 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $635.94 | $779.87 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $480.70 | $561.95 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $783.00 | $783.00 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $552.75 | $552.75 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $374.11 | $374.11 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $409.50 | $409.50 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $410.90 | $410.90 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $427.00 | $427.00 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $240.22 | $240.22 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $942.66 | $942.66 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $556.37 | $556.37 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $2,314.33 | $2,314.33 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $65.00 | $65.00 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $341.00 | $341.00 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $764.40 | $764.40 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $427.00 | $427.00 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $723.60 | $723.60 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $702.00 | $702.00 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $681.60 | $681.60 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $474.00 | $474.00 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $815.80 | $815.80 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $771.59 | $771.59 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $555.20 | $555.20 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $233.40 | $233.40 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $927.73 | $927.73 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $162.01 | $162.01 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $650.25 | $650.25 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $541.91 | $541.91 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $164.66 | $164.66 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $816.02 | $816.02 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $382.23 | $382.23 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $780.65 | $780.65 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $764.40 | $764.40 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $991.99 | $991.99 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $282.45 | $282.45 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $689.40 | $689.40 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $720.00 | $720.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What thyroid or neck ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Thyroid or neck ultrasound explained.
Ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid in other states
- Alabama$326.91
- Alaska$878.45
- Arizona$331.52
- Arkansas$234.42
- California$830.78
- Colorado$625.88
- Connecticut$406.00
- Delaware$642.32
- District of Columbia$623.16, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,168.07
- Georgia$608.40
- Hawaii$540.75
- Idaho$441.00
- Illinois$678.54
- Indiana$426.40
- Iowa$464.96
- Kansas$612.97
- Louisiana$252.00
- Maine$354.45
- Maryland$796.78
- Massachusetts$479.50
- Michigan$477.60
- Minnesota$443.00
- Mississippi$272.46
- Missouri$574.35
- Montana$431.20
- Nebraska$599.36
- Nevada$786.20
- New Hampshire$506.75
- New Jersey$231.42
- New Mexico$458.64
- New York$367.26
- North Carolina$570.05
- North Dakota$480.00
- Ohio$573.35
- Oklahoma$408.02
- Oregon$488.91
- Pennsylvania$572.40
- Puerto Rico$125.00
- Rhode Island$421.80
- South Carolina$651.00
- South Dakota$807.20
- Tennessee$260.90
- Texas$630.55
- Utah$1,069.79
- Vermont$872.00
- Virginia$616.85
- Washington$560.17
- West Virginia$369.60
- Wisconsin$510.39
- Wyoming$628.88
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.