Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 43 hospitals publish a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $69.94 to $303.22, with a median of $151.80. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Pikeville). The highest price is 4.3× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$69.94Erlanger Health
Median$151.80half pay less
Highest$303.22in Tennessee
Lowest saves$81.86vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Pikeville · Pikeville, TN CHG US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $69.94 | $242.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC US SOFT TISS HEAD OR NECK | $99.82 | $434.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC US SOFT TISS HEAD OR NECK | $99.82 | $434.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC US SOFT TISS HEAD OR NECK | $101.55 | $677.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC US SOFT TISS HEAD OR NECK | $101.55 | $677.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC US SOFT TISS HEAD OR NECK | $101.55 | $677.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC US SOFT TISS HEAD OR NECK | $101.55 | $677.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC US SOFT TISS HEAD OR NECK | $101.55 | $677.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC US SOFT TISS HEAD OR NECK | $101.55 | $677.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC US SOFT TISS HEAD OR NECK | $101.55 | $677.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC US SOFT TISS HEAD OR NECK | $101.55 | $677.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CHG US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK REAL TIME IMGE DOCM | $127.78 | $242.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN US SFT TISS NECK/HD | $128.80 | $460.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN US, HEAD/NECK TISSUES,REAL TIME | $131.37 | $453.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN US, HEAD/NECK TISSUES,REAL TIME | $131.37 | $453.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN US, HEAD/NECK TISSUES,REAL TIME | $131.37 | $453.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN US HEAD AND NECK | $133.40 | $460.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN US HEAD AND NECK | $138.00 | $460.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN US HEAD AND NECK | $138.00 | $460.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN US HEAD AND NECK | $147.20 | $460.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN US HEAD AND NECK | $151.80 | $460.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN US HEAD AND NECK | $151.80 | $460.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN US HEAD AND NECK | $151.80 | $460.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN US HEAD AND NECK | $151.80 | $460.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE HEAD | $164.22 | $782.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE HEAD | $164.22 | $782.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE HEAD | $164.22 | $782.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE HEAD | $180.48 | $752.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE HEAD | $196.60 | $983.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN US HEAD/NECK SOFT TISSUES | $200.28 | $667.60 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN US HEAD/NECK SOFT TISSUES | $200.28 | $667.60 | — source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN US THYROID | $200.45 | $668.15 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN US THYROID | $200.45 | $668.15 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN US THYROID | $200.45 | $668.15 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC US THYROID/NECK/SOFT TISSUE HEAD | $235.06 | $1,022.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN US, HEAD/NECK TISSUES,REAL TIME | $244.62 | $453.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY US-HEAD NECK SFT TIS | $266.56 | $1,373.99 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC US, Head/Neck Tissues,Real Time - US Thyroid | $267.74 | $1,217.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC US, Head/Neck Tissues,Real Time - US Thyroid | $267.74 | $1,217.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC US, Head/Neck Tissues,Real Time - US Neck Parathyroid | $267.74 | $1,217.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC US, Head/Neck Tissues,Real Time - US Neck Parathyroid | $267.74 | $1,217.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC US, Head/Neck Tissues,Real Time - US Neck Parathyroid | $280.94 | $1,277.00 | — source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Ultrasound, soft tissues of head and neck (eg, thyroid, parathyroid, parotid), real time with image documentation | $303.22 | $1,034.88 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $164.22 | $267.74 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $138.00 | $151.80 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $101.55 | $101.55 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $131.37 | $200.28 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $101.55 | $101.55 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $127.78 | $127.78 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $266.56 | $266.56 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $200.45 | $200.45 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $147.20 | $147.20 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $101.55 | $101.55 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $235.06 | $235.06 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $99.82 | $99.82 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $200.45 | $200.45 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $138.00 | $138.00 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $69.94 | $69.94 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $303.22 | $303.22 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $200.45 | $200.45 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $99.82 | $99.82 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $133.40 | $133.40 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $131.37 | $131.37 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $128.80 | $128.80 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $131.37 | $131.37 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $196.60 | $196.60 |
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
- Pennsylvania$406.40
- Puerto Rico$80.00
- Rhode Island$268.90
- South Carolina$651.00
- South Dakota$741.60
- 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.