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How much does an ultrasound cost?NPI VERIFIED
It depends on the type. Without insurance, hospitals that publish a self-pay price list a median of $468 for a pregnancy ultrasound to $578 for an abdominal ultrasound. With insurance, the median rate hospitals negotiated runs from $200 for a pregnancy ultrasound to $217 for an abdominal ultrasound, across 1,155–1,213 US hospitals that publish federally required price files. Hospitals disagree more than the ultrasound types do: for an abdominal ultrasound, the priciest tenth negotiated more than $848, 8.3× the cheapest tenth (under $102).
Ultrasound prices by type, side by side
middle half of hospitalsmedian insurance ratemedian cash priceMedicare rate · one shared scale, $0–$600
Codes Pregnancy Ultrasound 76805 · Abdominal Ultrasound 76700 · Source: hospital machine-readable files (45 CFR §180), file dates 2022-11-12 to 2026-09-28 · Medicare baseline: CMS OPPS Addendum B, July 2026 · Data extracted 2026-10-06 · Page updated 2026-10-15
Insurance rate
$200–$217
median by type · 2 ultrasound types
Without insurance
$468–$578
median cash price by type
Cash ÷ insurance
2.3×–2.7×
median cash price over median negotiated rate
Medicare baseline
$107
CMS OPPS national · July 2026
These are contract reference rates, not your bill. A median across hospitals is not a quote for your plan or network. Your out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible, coinsurance and network status.
The pregnancy ultrasound here is the standard scan from 14 weeks on (CPT 76805); first-trimester scans are billed under a different code.
This is the hospital's facility fee. The radiologist who reads the images bills separately.
Coverage: 1,155–1,213 of the 5,419 hospitals in the CMS roster have an identity-verified price file with these services in our data. It is not a random sample, and a hospital missing here has not been judged non-compliant — we may simply not have its file yet. Up to 90 of these hospital files were more than 12 months old at extraction; we keep the figures and say so.
Each ultrasound type, by state and insurance type
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does an ultrasound cost without insurance?
- Hospitals that publish a self-pay (cash) price list a median of $468 for a pregnancy ultrasound up to $578 for an abdominal ultrasound (896–964 hospitals list one, depending on the type). That is the hospital's facility charge — the radiologist who reads the images bills separately. Freestanding imaging centers aren't in these hospital files and are often cheaper for self-pay patients.
- How much does an ultrasound cost with insurance?
- With insurance, the hospital's negotiated rate is what your plan is billed. Median negotiated rates run from $200 for a pregnancy ultrasound to $217 for an abdominal ultrasound. Until you meet your deductible you typically pay that negotiated amount; after it, your coinsurance or copay applies. Your plan's own rate can sit above or below these figures.
- Which ultrasound costs the most?
- Of the 2 ultrasound types here, an abdominal ultrasound has the highest median negotiated rate ($217) and an abdominal ultrasound the highest median cash price ($578); a pregnancy ultrasound has the lowest negotiated rate ($200). Each one has its own page with state and insurance-type breakdowns.
- Why does the same ultrasound cost so differently from hospital to hospital?
- Each hospital negotiates separately with each insurer. For an abdominal ultrasound, the priciest tenth of hospitals negotiated more than $848 — 8.3 times the cheapest tenth (under $102).
- Is the cash price cheaper than using insurance?
- Usually not, but sometimes. Median cash prices here are 2.3×–2.7× the median negotiated rates. Still, at 24%–25% of the hospitals that list a cash price (depending on the type), it is lower than that hospital's own median negotiated rate. If you have a high deductible, ask the hospital for its self-pay price before you book.
- What is the Medicare rate shown here?
- It is the CMS national outpatient (OPPS) payment rate (July 2026): $107 depending on the type. We show it as a government baseline: median negotiated rates are 1.9–2.0 times it.
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