Thyroid ultrasound Cost in Charleston, SC (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Charleston, SC, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,086 — 106% above the US median ($528), roughly 10.0× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital	Charleston, SC	$1,086	—	★ 3/5	153 min	—
Roper Hospital	Charleston, SC	$1,086	—	★ 4/5	96 min	—
Trident Medical Center	Charleston, SC	$2,171	$186	★ 3/5	126 min	—

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$1,670

Cash / self-pay

$1,086

Insurer-negotiated

$186

Medicare pays

$109

$1,086$1,954

Median cash $1,086 · Medicare $109 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,086 — about 10.0× the Medicare rate ($109). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($217).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,670 list price could save about $585 (35%).

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Doctors who perform this in Charleston

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Abid Irshad, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	420
Francis Vento, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	212
Denise Carneiro-Pla, MD	General Surgery	Charleston, SC	149
Soon Kwon, MD	Endocrinology	Charleston, SC	104
Bryan Ashley, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	73
Stanley Wilson, M.D.	General Surgery	Charleston, SC	68
Robert Andrews, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	63
Bernice Huang	General Surgery	Charleston, SC	60
William Woodard, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	53
Daniel Kirchoff, M.D.	Surgical Oncology	Charleston, SC	28
Mario Nigro	Diagnostic Radiology	Charleston, SC	23
Walter Blessing, MD	General Surgery	Charleston, SC	17

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