Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in Washington
In Washington, 58 hospitals publish a cash price for ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $145.53 to $1,191.40, with a median of $560.17. The lowest price is at Quincy Valley Medical Center (Quincy). The highest price is 8.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $560.17, is 5% above the US median of $533.38.
- That is 5.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Washington ranks 28th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 58 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. Other states' laws.
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$145.53Quincy Valley Medical Center
Median$560.17half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,191.40in Washington
Lowest saves$414.64vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Valley Medical Center lowest Quincy · Moses Lake, WA Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $145.53 | $145.53 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC US Head/Neck Tissues,Real Time----Pbb | $162.00 | $180.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $205.10 | $293.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc Us Soft Tissue Head And Neck | $251.50 | $503.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $256.20 | $366.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA U/S, Head & Neck(Thyroid) | $304.00 | $380.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK | $305.69 | $1,059.93 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $309.39 | $773.48 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK | $322.33 | $1,059.93 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK | $322.65 | $1,059.93 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK | $325.93 | $1,059.93 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $338.40 | $705.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $338.40 | $705.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $338.40 | $705.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $350.80 | $350.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ED - ULTRSND, SOFT TISSUE OF HEAD/NECK, REAL TIME W IMG DOC | $366.18 | $718.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $381.55 | $587.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK | $389.21 | $1,059.93 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $393.40 | $562.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK | $405.06 | $1,222.99 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Beach Hospital Ilwaco · Ilwaco, WA HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $440.25 | $587.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $462.00 | $840.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC SOFT TISSUE HEAD NECK ULTRASOUND | $463.45 | $713.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia · Centralia, WA HC US ED EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK CDM | $472.68 | $909.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA HC US ED EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK CDM | $472.68 | $909.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $477.88 | $919.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $516.10 | $794.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA HC US SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK | $539.77 | $1,222.99 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ECHOGRAPHY SOFT TISSUE HEAD & NECK | $558.40 | $698.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Othello Community Hospital Othello · Othello, WA Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $561.94 | $749.25 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor · Friday Harbor, WA ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $572.00 | $880.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Hospital Davenport · Davenport, WA Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $576.01 | $640.01 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $586.30 | $902.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles · Port Angeles, WA Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $589.60 | $737.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Spokane Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $595.10 | $595.10 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC US ED EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK CDM | $603.40 | $862.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Facility Fee HC US SOFT TISSUE HEAD AND NECK | $608.82 | $1,049.69 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Arbor Health Morton Hospital Morton · Centralia, WA Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $608.84 | $982.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Summit Pacific Medical Center Elma · Aberdeen, WA Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $610.74 | $1,131.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $622.70 | $958.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $627.20 | $784.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC US THYROID OR NECK SONOGRAM | $641.60 | $802.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC US ED EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK CDM | $651.00 | $930.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA US Soft Tissue Head & Neck Real Time Imge Docm | $653.10 | $933.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC US THYROID OR NECK SONOGRAM | $655.20 | $819.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax · Pullman, WA Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $656.80 | $821.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend · South Bend, WA US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $657.30 | $939.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $671.50 | $790.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Ferry County Memorial Hospital Republic · Republic, WA US HEAD/NECK NON-VASCULAR | $681.01 | $801.19 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $689.00 | $1,060.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale · Goldendale, WA US Soft Tissue Head and Neck | $696.00 | $870.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $709.10 | $1,013.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics Shelton · Shelton, WA US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $733.88 | $978.50 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside · Kennewick-Richland, WA US Head/Neck Soft Tissue | $817.38 | $1,434.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $892.50 | $1,050.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $1,034.00 | $1,034.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | $1,123.20 | $1,404.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA US Exam Head and Neck | $1,191.40 | $1,191.40 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 17 | $251.50 | $366.18 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 5 | $205.10 | $595.10 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 4 | $309.39 | $585.55 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 3 | $162.00 | $304.00 |
| Centralia, WA | 2 | $472.68 | $540.76 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 2 | $145.53 | $589.76 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $586.30 | $620.75 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 2 | $627.20 | $875.20 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $463.45 | $489.78 |
| Pullman, WA | 2 | $656.80 | $774.65 |
| Aberdeen, WA | 1 | $610.74 | $610.74 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $689.00 | $689.00 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1 | $539.77 | $539.77 |
| Davenport, WA | 1 | $576.01 | $576.01 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $671.50 | $671.50 |
| Friday Harbor, WA | 1 | $572.00 | $572.00 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $696.00 | $696.00 |
| Ilwaco, WA | 1 | $440.25 | $440.25 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $622.70 | $622.70 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $472.68 | $472.68 |
| Othello, WA | 1 | $561.94 | $561.94 |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $589.60 | $589.60 |
| Republic, WA | 1 | $681.01 | $681.01 |
| South Bend, WA | 1 | $657.30 | $657.30 |
| Shelton, WA | 1 | $733.88 | $733.88 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $393.40 | $393.40 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $381.55 | $381.55 |
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
- 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
- West Virginia$369.60
- Wisconsin$510.39
- Wyoming$628.88
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.