Ultrasound of the abdomen, complete in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Ultrasound of the abdomen, complete: from $250.71 to $797.50, with a median of $547.48. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 76700, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA HC Chg US Abdominal Real Time W/Image Documentation | $250.71 | $557.14 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA HC Chg US Abdominal Real Time W/Image Documentation | $279.53 | $621.18 | 55% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC US Abdom B-Scan &/or Real Time Complete - US A | $456.40 | $652.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Chg US Abdominal Real Time W/Image Documentation | $544.95 | $1,211.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Real-Time Abdomen | $550.00 | $550.00 | — | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC US Abdom B-Scan &/or Real Time Complete - US A | $641.90 | $917.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC US Abdom B-Scan &/or Real Time Complete - US A | $758.10 | $1,083.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA US EXAM ABDOM COMPLETE | $797.50 | $797.50 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $250.71, median $547.48, highest $797.50 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $544.95. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A complete abdominal ultrasound uses sound waves to make pictures of the organs in the upper belly, including the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, pancreas, spleen, kidneys and the abdominal aorta. It is often used for pain, gallstones or abnormal liver tests. It uses no radiation.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the ultrasound exam done by a sonographer. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.