Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 50 hospitals publish a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $115.56 to $1,000.00, with a median of $599.36. The lowest price is at Nebraska Methodist Hospital (Omaha). The highest price is 8.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $599.36, is 12% above the US median of $533.38.
- That is 5.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Nebraska ranks 33rd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 12 of 50 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$115.56Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Median$599.36half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,000.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$483.80vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital lowest Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA F 76536 Ultrasound soft tissues of head and neck | $115.56 | $321.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE F 76536 Ultrasound soft tissues of head and neck | $119.88 | $324.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $299.65 | $461.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $299.65 | $461.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE THYROID - MC | $309.83 | $344.25 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC US THYROID PARATHYROID NECK | $376.68 | $876.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC US THYROID PARATHYROID NECK | $376.68 | $876.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC US THYROID PARATHYROID NECK | $376.68 | $876.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC US THYROID PARATHYROID NECK | $376.68 | $876.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC US THYROID PARATHYROID NECK | $378.56 | $676.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC US THYROID PARATHYROID NECK | $408.00 | $850.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC US THYROID PARATHYROID NECK | $408.94 | $889.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $450.32 | $562.89 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Us Thyroid | $490.00 | $721.00 | — source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $490.40 | $613.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE Us Soft Tissue Head/neck | $498.00 | $712.00 | — source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Us Head/neck Soft Tissue | $511.00 | $639.00 | — source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Us Thyroid Neck Head | $519.00 | $649.00 | — source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $543.75 | $725.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Us Thyroid/soft Tissues Of Head And Neck | $563.00 | $704.00 | — source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC US THYROID PARATHYROID NECK | $576.46 | $703.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $580.00 | $580.00 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE US Thyroid | $586.56 | $611.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Hc Us Neck Thyroid Head Soft Tissue | $592.00 | $592.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC US THYROID PARATHYROID NECK | $593.92 | $1,024.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE ULTRASOUND HEAD/NECK TISS | $604.80 | $672.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Us Soft Tissue Head Neck Thyroid | $617.00 | $686.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC US THYROID PARATHYROID NECK | $637.96 | $778.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $645.56 | $717.29 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE Us Thyroid | $647.00 | $719.00 | — source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $652.58 | $652.58 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Us Head/neck Soft Tissue | $665.00 | $700.00 | — source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $666.00 | $740.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB RADIANT-NECK / THYROID US | $667.74 | $1,112.90 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC US THYROID PARATHYROID NECK | $669.08 | $778.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE US SOFT TISS OF HD&NK | $680.00 | $680.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $683.20 | $854.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE US HEAD & NECK SOFT TISSUES | $735.00 | $735.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $737.00 | $737.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE US Head +Neck Soft Tissue | $749.70 | $882.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Us Head/neck Soft Tissue | $770.00 | $770.00 | — source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Us Neck | $770.00 | $770.00 | — source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE Us Head/neck Soft Tissue | $792.00 | $792.00 | — source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $825.00 | $825.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $836.00 | $880.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $841.50 | $935.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE US TISSUE SOFT HEAD&NECK | $880.03 | $1,039.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE Us Soft Tissue Neck | $912.00 | $1,013.00 | — source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Us Head/neck Soft Tissue | $963.00 | $963.00 | — source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE US Soft Tissue Neck | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | Mar 18, 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
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 9 | $115.56 | $376.68 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $586.56 | $617.00 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $408.00 | $408.94 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $637.96 | $736.98 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $378.56 | $556.78 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $511.00 | $552.46 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $669.08 | $747.04 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $683.20 | $683.20 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $490.40 | $490.40 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $563.00 | $563.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $680.00 | $680.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $665.00 | $665.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $592.00 | $592.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $647.00 | $647.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $841.50 | $841.50 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $498.00 | $498.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $770.00 | $770.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $119.88 | $119.88 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $770.00 | $770.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $666.00 | $666.00 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $645.56 | $645.56 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $963.00 | $963.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $652.58 | $652.58 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $309.83 | $309.83 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $576.46 | $576.46 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $880.03 | $880.03 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $604.80 | $604.80 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $490.00 | $490.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $519.00 | $519.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $667.74 | $667.74 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $792.00 | $792.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $749.70 | $749.70 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $580.00 | $580.00 |
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
- Kentucky$643.51
- 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
- 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.