Gallbladder or liver ultrasound cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 14 hospitals list a cash price for limited abdominal ultrasound of one organ or area, such as the gallbladder: from $102.04 to $1,980.50, with a median of $1,980.50. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health and 1 other hospital — $1,878.46 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $553.41 at 101 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 cities for code 76705, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG MFM PROC ULTRASOUND ABDOMEN LIMITED | $102.04 | $773.00 | $87.21–$502.45 | 87% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG EC PROC US LIMITED ABDOMEN | $102.04 | $773.00 | $87.21–$502.45 | 87% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PULMONARY PROC US ABDOMINAL LIMITED | $102.04 | $773.00 | $87.21–$502.45 | 87% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG MFM PROC ULTRASOUND ABDOMEN LIMITED | $102.04 | $773.00 | $87.21–$502.45 | 87% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ULTRASOUND ABDOMEN LIMITED | $102.04 | $773.00 | $87.21–$502.45 | 87% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PROC ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN | $102.04 | $773.00 | $87.21–$502.45 | 87% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ULTRASOUND ABDOMEN LIMITED | $102.04 | $773.00 | $87.21–$502.45 | 87% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG PROC ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN | $102.04 | $773.00 | $87.21–$502.45 | 87% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG EC PROC US LIMITED ABDOMEN | $102.04 | $773.00 | $87.21–$502.45 | 87% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG PULMONARY PROC US ABDOMINAL LIMITED | $102.04 | $773.00 | $87.21–$502.45 | 87% | — source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN | $103.34 | $1,696.01 | $99.72–$147.03 | 94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX · (409) 770-6600 ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN | $513.60 | $513.60 | $20.00–$215.19 | — | — source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC US, ABDOMINAL BILLARY | $749.06 | $1,118.00 | $87.21–$1,062.10 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC US, ABDOMEN, WALL, LOWER BACK | $749.06 | $1,118.00 | $87.21–$1,062.10 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC US, ABDOMINAL BILLARY | $749.06 | $1,118.00 | $87.21–$1,062.10 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC US, ABDOMEN, WALL, LOWER BACK | $749.06 | $1,118.00 | $87.21–$1,062.10 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC US, ABDOMEN, WALL, LOWER BACK | $749.06 | $1,118.00 | $87.21–$1,062.10 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC US, ABDOMINAL BILLARY | $749.06 | $1,118.00 | $87.21–$1,062.10 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ULTRASOUND, ABDOMINAL LIMITED | $750.40 | $1,120.00 | $87.21–$1,064.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ULTRASOUND, ABDOMINAL LIMITED | $750.40 | $1,120.00 | $87.21–$1,064.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ULTRASOUND, ABDOMINAL LIMITED | $750.40 | $1,120.00 | $87.21–$1,064.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC US ABDOMINAL LIMITED | $1,129.00 | $2,258.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC US ABDOMINAL LIMITED | $1,980.50 | $3,961.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC US ABDOMINAL LIMITED | $1,980.50 | $3,961.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC US ABDOMINAL LIMITED | $1,980.50 | $3,961.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC US ABDOMINAL LIMITED | $1,980.50 | $3,961.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC US ABDOMINAL LIMITED | $1,980.50 | $3,961.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC US ABDOMINAL LIMITED | $1,980.50 | $3,961.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC US ABDOMINAL LIMITED | $1,980.50 | $3,961.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC US ABDOMINAL LIMITED | $1,980.50 | $3,961.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $102.04, median $1,980.50, highest $1,980.50 — a 19.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $1,980.50. 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 4 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 it is
A limited abdominal ultrasound looks at one organ or one part of the belly instead of the whole abdomen. It is often used to check the gallbladder for stones, or the liver, or to follow up an earlier finding.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the exam itself. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.