Scans and imaging CPT 76700 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ultrasound of the abdomen, complete in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — inpatient

In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Ultrasound of the abdomen, complete as an inpatient: from $243.20 to $917.57, with a median of $688.35. The lowest listed price is at Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 76700, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$243.20Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation
Median$688.35half pay less
Highest$917.57in this market
Difference3.8×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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.

median
Lowest $243.20Highest $917.57

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation lowest Waterloo, IA US, ABDOM,B-SCAN &/OR REAL TIME,COMPLETE $243.20 $304.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc Cedar Falls, IA HC US Abdomen Complete $688.35 $1,059.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC US Abdomen Complete $688.35 $1,059.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA HC US EXAM ABDOMEN COMPLETE $917.57 $1,146.96 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $243.20, median $688.35, highest $917.57 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $688.35 — 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.