Scans and imaging CPT 76700 Outpatient

Abdominal ultrasound cost in St. Louis, MO

In St. Louis, MO-IL, 17 hospitals list a cash price for ultrasound of the abdomen, complete: from $196.03 to $1,419.84, with a median of $872.95. The lowest listed price is at Gateway Regional Medical Center — $676.92 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $796.69 at 64 hospitals.

  • The median here, $872.95, is 27% above the US median of $687.80.
  • That is 8.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
  • St. Louis, MO has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Missouri with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
  • 2 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

Cash prices at 17 facilities across 15 cities for code 76700, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Jun 10, 2026.

Lowest$196.03Gateway Regional Medical Center
Median$872.95half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,419.84in this market
Difference7.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in St. Louis, MO-IL.

median
Lowest $196.03Highest $1,419.84

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Gateway Regional Medical Center lowest Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 US-ABDOMEN COMP WO File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file $196.03 $326.71 $326.71 40%
Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; complete File of Apr 13, 2026 · source file $360.84 $582.00 $23.28–$582.00 38%
Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 US Abdomen Complete File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file $526.50 $810.00 $90.66–$359.18 35%
Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 US ABDOMINAL COMPLETE File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file $629.70 $1,259.40 $364.12–$1,146.05 50%
Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 US EXAM ABDOM COMPLETE File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file $646.50 $646.50 $90.66–$212.68 —
Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 US Abdomen Complete File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file $747.50 $1,150.00 $102.00–$230.00 35%
Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 US Abdomen Complete File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file $749.45 $1,153.00 $102.00–$230.00 35%
Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 US Abdomen Complete File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file $786.72 $983.40 — 20%
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 US Abdomen Complete File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file $872.95 $1,343.00 $126.92–$565.00 35%
St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC US ABDOMEN CMPL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file $1,027.44 $1,427.00 $111.34–$1,427.00 28%
Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 US ABDOMEN COMPLETE File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file $1,061.90 $1,517.00 $546.12–$2,167.14 30%
Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 US ABDOMINAL COMPLETE File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file $1,076.90 $2,153.80 $89.95–$1,938.42 50%
Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 US Abdomen Complete File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file $1,121.25 $1,725.00 $102.72–$235.61 35%
Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC US ABDOMEN CMPL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file $1,164.24 $1,617.00 $112.03–$1,617.00 28%
Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 US Abdomen Complete File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file $1,308.00 $1,308.00 $354.00–$1,111.80 —
St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC US ABDOMEN CMPL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file $1,391.76 $1,933.00 $228.39–$1,933.00 28%
St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC US ABDOMEN CMPL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file $1,419.84 $1,972.00 $112.03–$1,972.00 28%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $196.03, median $872.95, highest $1,419.84 — a 7.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $1,069.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At 9 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What abdominal ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Abdominal ultrasound explained.