Gallbladder or liver ultrasound cost in Portland, ME
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for limited abdominal ultrasound of one organ or area, such as the gallbladder: from $194.40 to $844.10, with a median of $606.10. The lowest listed price is at York Hospital — $411.70 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $247.53 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 Sep 9, 2025 and Apr 29, 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 Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Hospital lowest York, ME · (207) 351-2478 ER ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN | $194.40 | $324.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bridgton Hospital Bridgton, ME · (207) 647-6000 HC US, ABDOMEN LIMITED | $208.00 | $671.88 | $201.56–$609.40 | 69% | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 US ABDOMEN LIMITED-SINGLE ORGAN | $336.60 | $561.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 IR U/S ABD LIMITED | $336.60 | $561.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 W-US ABDOMEN LIMITED 76705 | $336.60 | $561.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 US ABDOMEN LIMITED 76705 | $336.60 | $561.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC US ABDOMINAL LIMITED REAL TIME | $606.10 | $606.10 | $102.92–$569.73 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC US ABDOMINAL LIMITED REAL TIME | $795.25 | $795.25 | $102.92–$747.54 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 HC US ABDOMINAL LIMITED REAL TIME | $844.10 | $844.10 | $103.85–$796.83 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $194.40, median $606.10, highest $844.10 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $700.68. 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 1 of 4 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.