Gallbladder or liver ultrasound cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for Limited abdominal ultrasound of one organ or area, such as the gallbladder: from $143.64 to $1,597.80, with a median of $772.20. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Washington — $628.56 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $583.31 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 10 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 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Washington lowest Washington, PA US OF ABDOMEN | $143.64 | $205.20 | $69.77–$233.80 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA US SOFT TISSUE LOWER BACK | $172.06 | $245.80 | $71.88–$233.80 | 30% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA US PANCREAS TC | $181.80 | $303.00 | $81.51–$371.33 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA US ABD LMTD | $181.80 | $303.00 | $81.51–$371.33 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA US SPLEEN | $181.80 | $303.00 | $81.51–$371.33 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA US RLQ | $181.80 | $303.00 | $81.51–$371.33 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA US GB LIMITED PORT | $181.80 | $303.00 | $81.51–$371.33 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA US PANCREAS PORT | $181.80 | $303.00 | $81.51–$371.33 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA US LIVER PORT | $181.80 | $303.00 | $81.51–$371.33 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA US RUQ PORT | $181.80 | $303.00 | $81.51–$371.33 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA US RUQ | $181.80 | $303.00 | $81.51–$371.33 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA US GALLBLADDER TC | $181.80 | $303.00 | $81.51–$371.33 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA US SOFT TISSUE ABD WALL | $214.97 | $307.10 | $71.88–$233.80 | 30% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN | $279.50 | $559.00 | $20.84–$236.10 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA PELVIS-FOR APPENDIX | $295.19 | $421.70 | $71.88–$303.62 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA ABDOMINAL WALL FOR HERNIA | $413.00 | $590.00 | $71.88–$424.80 | 30% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA LIMITED ULTRASOUND SCAN OF ABDOMEN | $499.00 | $998.00 | $20.84–$236.10 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA PYLORUS, ULTRA | $542.57 | $775.10 | $71.88–$558.07 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA GALL BLADDER | $558.74 | $798.20 | $71.88–$574.70 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA LIVER | $558.74 | $798.20 | $71.88–$574.70 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA BILIARY TREE | $558.74 | $798.20 | $71.88–$574.70 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA ABDOMEN FOR ASCITES | $558.74 | $798.20 | $71.88–$574.70 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA LIMITED ABDOMEN- ULTRA | $558.74 | $798.20 | $71.88–$574.70 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA SPLEEN | $558.74 | $798.20 | $71.88–$574.70 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA PANCREAS | $558.74 | $798.20 | $71.88–$574.70 | 30% | — source file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Wexford, PA HC US ABD LTD | $560.92 | $758.00 | $58.44–$339.88 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA HC US ABD LTD | $613.98 | $758.00 | $47.75–$335.11 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA US ABD LIMITED | $703.20 | $1,172.00 | $43.12–$1,031.36 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA US ABD LIMITED | $741.00 | $1,235.00 | $85.12–$1,111.50 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA US LIVER TC | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $346.20–$1,577.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA SONO/R U Q | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $433.72–$1,003.86 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA SONO/APPENDIX | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $433.72–$1,003.86 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA SONO/ABD AREA LIMITED | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $433.72–$1,003.86 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA .SONO/LIVER BILE DUCTS | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $433.72–$1,003.86 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA SONO/SPLEEN | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $433.72–$1,003.86 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA .SONO/PANCREAS | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $433.72–$1,003.86 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA .SONO/GALLBLADDER | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $433.72–$1,003.86 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA .SONO/LIVER HEPATIC | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $433.72–$1,003.86 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA PORT US ABD LIMITED | $867.00 | $1,445.00 | $68.75–$1,300.50 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA US ABD LIMITED | $867.00 | $1,445.00 | $68.75–$1,300.50 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA PORT US ABD LIMITED | $897.00 | $1,495.00 | $68.75–$1,196.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA US ABD LIMITED | $897.00 | $1,495.00 | $68.75–$1,196.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA HC PORT US ABD LIMITED | $1,039.80 | $1,733.00 | $68.75–$1,473.05 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA HC US ABD LIMITED | $1,039.80 | $1,733.00 | $68.75–$1,473.05 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA US ABD LIMITED | $1,070.40 | $1,784.00 | $68.75–$1,516.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA HC US ABD LIMITED | $1,327.20 | $2,212.00 | $68.75–$2,035.04 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA PORT US ABD LIMITED | $1,348.80 | $2,248.00 | $45.00–$1,910.80 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA US ABD LIMITED | $1,348.80 | $2,248.00 | $45.00–$1,910.80 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA HC PORT US ABD LIMITED | $1,407.00 | $2,345.00 | $68.75–$2,157.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA US ABD LIMITED | $1,597.80 | $2,663.00 | $68.75–$2,263.55 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $143.64, median $772.20, highest $1,597.80 — a 11.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $819.60. 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 12 of 15 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 76705 ($478.92). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PACHG US ABDOMINAL REAL TIME W/IMAGE LIMITED | $14.82 | file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Wexford, PACHG US ABDOMINAL REAL TIME W/IMAGE LIMITED | $20.28 | file |