Thyroid or neck ultrasound cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for Ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck, such as the thyroid: from $247.20 to $1,255.32, with a median of $397.50. The lowest price is at Grant Memorial Hospital Inc (Petersburg). The highest price is 5.1× 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.
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Memorial Hospital Inc lowest Petersburg · Petersburg, WV ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $247.20 | $309.00 | — source file |
| Weirton Medical Center Inc Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $269.00 | $538.00 | — source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon, Inc. Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $280.50 | $561.00 | — source file |
| West Virginia Health Care Cooperative Inc. Summersville · Summersville, WV ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $322.50 | $645.00 | — source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Corporation Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $349.00 | $698.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $349.00 | $698.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Us Soft Tissue Neck | $366.23 | $610.38 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV, Inc. Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $371.00 | $742.00 | — source file |
| Community Health Association Ripley · Ripley, WV US EXAM OF HEAD AND NECK | $391.50 | $783.00 | — source file |
| City Hospital, Inc. Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $403.50 | $807.00 | — source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital, Inc. New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $419.50 | $839.00 | — source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. Morgantown · Morgantown, WV ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $437.50 | $875.00 | — source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc. Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $447.00 | $894.00 | — source file |
| Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital Association South Charleston · Charleston, WV ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $495.00 | $990.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wheeling Hospital, Inc. Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $557.00 | $1,114.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc. Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA ULTRASOUND SCAN OF HEAD AND NECK SOFT TISSUE | $558.00 | $1,116.00 | — source file |
| St. Mary�s Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH US Thyroid, Parathy, Parotid | $764.37 | $764.37 | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc. Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH US Soft Tissue Head & Neck | $1,255.32 | $1,255.32 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $764.37 | $1,009.84 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $447.00 | $502.00 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $280.50 | $280.50 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $558.00 | $558.00 |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $495.00 | $495.00 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $349.00 | $349.00 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $371.00 | $371.00 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $403.50 | $403.50 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $437.50 | $437.50 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $419.50 | $419.50 |
| Petersburg, WV | 1 | $247.20 | $247.20 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $349.00 | $349.00 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $391.50 | $391.50 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $366.23 | $366.23 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $322.50 | $322.50 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $269.00 | $269.00 |
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
- Tennessee$151.80
- Texas$601.05
- Utah$691.17
- Vermont$511.00
- Virginia$588.50
- Washington$472.68
- Wisconsin$420.00
- Wyoming$773.26
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.