Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for Ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $62.40 to $3,501.02, with a median of $406.40. The lowest price is at UPMC Kane (Kane). The highest price is 56.1× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$62.40UPMC Kane
Median$406.40half pay less
Highest$3,501.02in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$344.00vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Kane lowest Kane · Bradford, PA PF ST HEAD/NECK | $62.40 | $104.00 | — source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois Dubois · DuBois, PA PC US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $76.00 | $76.00 | Aug 1, 2025 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Us, Head/Neck Tissues,Real Time | $102.00 | $786.06 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital East Norriton · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Us, Head/Neck Tissues,Real Time | $106.00 | $922.48 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC US THYROID / NECK MD | $107.40 | $179.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC US THYROID / NECK MD | $107.40 | $179.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 76536 US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK Tech | $127.09 | $532.00 | — source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $138.37 | $532.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 76536 US Head/Neck Soft Tissue Tech | $154.23 | $532.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 76536 US Head/Neck Soft Tissue Tech | $167.42 | $532.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA US Head/Neck Soft Tissue - Report | $176.25 | $532.00 | — source file |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA NECK THYROID PATHYR PAROT76536 | $189.72 | $527.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Ultrasound Soft Tissue Head/Neck Bscan W/Img Doc | $223.20 | $279.00 | — source file |
| ROBERT PACKER HOSPITAL Doing Business As: ROBERT PACKER HOSPITAL, TOWANDA CAMPUS Towanda · Sayre, PA Ultrasound Soft Tissue Head/Neck Bscan W/Img Doc | $223.20 | $279.00 | — source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Incorporated Troy · Sayre, PA Ultrasound Soft Tissue Head/Neck Bscan W/Img Doc | $223.20 | $279.00 | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $249.50 | $499.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE | $291.00 | $485.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE | $315.00 | $525.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA US SOFT TISSUE HEAD | $333.90 | $477.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA THYROID | $333.90 | $477.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA PHCUS NECK LIMITED | $339.60 | $566.00 | — source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $341.90 | $526.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $347.75 | $535.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC US THYROID / NECK | $394.20 | $657.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC US THYROID / NECK | $394.20 | $657.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC US THYROID / NECK | $394.20 | $657.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC US THYROID / NECK | $394.20 | $657.00 | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Us Soft Tissue Neck/Thyroid | $406.40 | $1,016.00 | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Us Soft Tissue Neck/Thyroid | $406.40 | $1,016.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Us Soft Tissue Neck/Thyroid | $406.40 | $1,016.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Us Soft Tissue Neck/Thyroid | $406.40 | $1,016.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Us Soft Tissue Neck/Thyroid | $406.40 | $1,016.00 | — source file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Wexford · Pittsburgh, PA HC US HEAD&NK SOFT TISS | $560.92 | $758.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Ultrasound Scan of Head and Neck Soft Tissue | $583.20 | $729.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE | $585.00 | $975.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE | $598.20 | $997.00 | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $605.70 | $605.70 | — source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC US HEAD&NK SOFT TISS | $613.98 | $758.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Ultrasound Scan of Head and Neck Soft Tissue | $635.20 | $794.00 | — source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Ultrasound Scan of Head and Neck Soft Tissue | $635.20 | $794.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE | $646.20 | $1,077.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE | $646.20 | $1,077.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE | $646.20 | $1,077.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE | $670.20 | $1,117.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE | $761.40 | $1,269.00 | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA SONO/HEAD/NECK/THYROID | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA US THYROID/NECK | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | — source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Ultrasound Scan of Head and Neck Soft Tissue | $792.40 | $990.50 | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE | $802.80 | $1,338.00 | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $861.25 | $1,325.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE | $880.80 | $1,468.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE | $952.80 | $1,588.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE | $1,002.00 | $1,670.00 | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Ultrasound Scan of Head and Neck Soft Tissue | $1,031.20 | $1,289.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Ultrasound Scan of Head and Neck Soft Tissue | $1,031.20 | $1,289.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE | $1,162.20 | $1,937.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE | $1,263.00 | $2,105.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA US Thyroid | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA zzUS Parathyroid | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA US Thyroid | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA zzUS Parathyroid | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD IR US Neck Soft Tissue | $3,501.02 | $3,501.02 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 15 | $249.50 | $772.20 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 12 | $102.00 | $406.40 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 5 | $107.40 | $167.42 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $154.23 | $394.20 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $223.20 | $223.20 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 2 | $635.20 | $635.20 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $646.20 | $646.20 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 2 | $394.20 | $394.20 |
| Altoona, PA | 1 | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $62.40 | $62.40 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $339.60 | $339.60 |
| DuBois, PA | 1 | $76.00 | $76.00 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $291.00 | $291.00 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $598.20 | $598.20 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $583.20 | $583.20 |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $1,087.80 | $1,087.80 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $1,031.20 | $1,031.20 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $792.40 | $792.40 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $315.00 | $315.00 |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 1 | $189.72 | $189.72 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $138.37 | $138.37 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $107.40 | $107.40 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $333.90 | $333.90 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $646.20 | $646.20 |
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.
Ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid in other states
- Alabama$651.60
- Alaska$960.96
- Arizona$248.22
- Arkansas$426.83
- California$826.80
- Colorado$432.98
- Connecticut$302.33
- Delaware$642.32
- Florida$754.80
- Georgia$556.14
- Hawaii$413.40
- Idaho$441.00
- Illinois$547.50
- Indiana$353.00
- Iowa$351.00
- Kansas$578.18
- Kentucky$942.66
- Louisiana$287.28
- Maine$196.68
- Maryland$683.12
- Massachusetts$373.80
- Michigan$443.03
- Minnesota$426.40
- Mississippi$220.25
- Missouri$538.70
- Montana$432.40
- Nebraska$408.94
- Nevada$582.13
- New Hampshire$478.78
- New Jersey$141.90
- New Mexico$456.12
- New York$278.90
- North Carolina$544.80
- North Dakota$373.46
- Ohio$551.20
- Oklahoma$408.02
- Oregon$348.00
- Puerto Rico$80.00
- Rhode Island$268.90
- South Carolina$651.00
- South Dakota$741.60
- Tennessee$151.80
- Texas$601.05
- Utah$691.17
- Vermont$511.00
- Virginia$588.50
- Washington$472.68
- West Virginia$397.50
- Wisconsin$420.00
- Wyoming$773.26
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.