Scans and imaging CPT 76700 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ultrasound of the abdomen, complete in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — inpatient

In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Ultrasound of the abdomen, complete as an inpatient: from $991.20 to $1,308.80, with a median of $1,013.35. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 76700, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$991.20Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose
Median$1,013.35half pay less
Highest$1,308.80in this market
Difference1.3×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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.

median
Lowest $991.20Highest $1,308.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose lowest San Jose, CA US ABDOMINAL REAL TIME W/IMAGE DOCUMENTATION $991.20 $1,770.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA US ABDOMINAL REAL TIME W/IMAGE DOCUMENTATION $991.20 $1,770.00 44%
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El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA HC US ABDOMEN-GENERAL SURVEY $1,035.50 $4,142.00 75% Apr 1, 2026
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Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA US Abdomen $1,308.80 $3,272.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $991.20, median $1,013.35, highest $1,308.80 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,172.15 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.