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Thyroid ultrasound at MedStar Washington Hospital Center

110 Irving Street, NW, Washington DC, 20010. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date April 1, 2026source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 76536.

$466
Cash price
$350
Median commercial
$717
Gross charge (list)

Median commercial rate here: $350 — 25% below the Washington, DC metro median of $466. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
TricareTricare $124 negotiated rate
Unitedhealthcare Insurance CompanyOptum Va Community Care $124 negotiated rate
United Healthcare-OvationsUnited Secure $125 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteKaiser Va Mco $206 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnitedhealthcare Community Plan Of Maryland $208 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteKaiser Md Mco $239 negotiated rate
Aetna Us Healthcare IncAetna All HMO And PPO Plans $342 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteAll Kaiser Commercial $358 negotiated rate
Carefirst Blue Choice IncAll Carefirst HMO Plans (+1 same-rate plans) $502 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUHC Navigate/Core $506 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnited Healthcare All HMO Products $527 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnited Healthcare All PPO Products $585 negotiated rate
Cigna Healthcare Mid AtlanticAll Cigna HMO $856 negotiated rate
Cigna Healthcare Midatlantic IncAll Cigna PPO $856 negotiated rate

Medicare plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
Carefirst Advantage IncCarefirst Medicare Advantage $124 negotiated rate
Aetna MedicareAetna Medicare $127 negotiated rate
HumanaHumana Medicare Advantage $130 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteKaiser Medicare Advantage $130 negotiated rate

Medicaid plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
Medstar Family Choice IncMedstar Family Choice Md $201 negotiated rate
AmerigroupAmerigroup Dc $236 negotiated rate
Amerihealth Caritas District Of ColumbiaAmerihealth $236 negotiated rate
Medstar Family Choice IncMedstar Family Choice Dc $236 negotiated rate
What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible, and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →

Common questions

How much does thyroid ultrasound cost at MedStar Washington Hospital Center without insurance?

MedStar Washington Hospital Center's price file lists a discounted cash (self-pay) facility rate of $466 for Thyroid ultrasound, against a gross charge of $717. Facility rate only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services bill separately.

What do insurance plans pay for thyroid ultrasound at MedStar Washington Hospital Center?

MedStar Washington Hospital Center lists 14 commercial plan rates for Thyroid ultrasound, from $124 (Tricare) to $856 (Cigna Healthcare Midatlantic Inc), with a median of $350. The Washington, DC metro median commercial rate for this procedure is $466.

Where do these prices come from?

Directly from the machine-readable file MedStar Washington Hospital Center publishes under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180), file date April 1, 2026. These are price disclosures, not quotes.