Gallbladder or liver ultrasound cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 14 hospitals list a cash price for limited abdominal ultrasound of one organ or area, such as the gallbladder: from $123.50 to $1,314.72, with a median of $526.10. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Lincoln — $402.60 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $481.98 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 11 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 Apr 24, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 US Abdomen Limited Pf | $123.50 | $190.00 | $126.92–$194.87 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO US Abdominal Real Time W/Image Limited | $149.25 | $199.00 | $99.50–$179.10 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO US Abdominal Real Time W/Image Limited | $149.25 | $199.00 | $99.50–$179.10 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO US Abdominal Real Time W/Image Limited | $149.25 | $199.00 | $99.50–$179.10 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO US Abdominal Real Time W/Image Limited | $149.25 | $199.00 | $99.50–$179.10 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO US Abdominal Real Time W/Image Limited | $149.25 | $199.00 | $99.50–$179.10 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington, MO US Abdominal Real Time W/Image Limited | $149.25 | $199.00 | $99.50–$169.15 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO US Abdomen Limited Pf | $162.50 | $250.00 | $102.72–$235.61 | 35% | — source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 US-ABDOMEN LTD WO | $196.03 | $326.71 | $326.71 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 US Abdomen Limited | $477.75 | $735.00 | $102.72–$235.61 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO US Abdomen Limited | $513.50 | $790.00 | $102.72–$235.61 | 35% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN | $538.70 | $538.70 | $72.01–$212.68 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 US Abdomen Limited | $551.20 | $848.00 | $55.12–$848.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO US Abdomen Limited | $583.05 | $897.00 | $90.66–$274.32 | 35% | — source file |
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 US Abdomen Limited | $698.72 | $873.40 | — | 20% | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO US Abdomen Limited | $796.90 | $1,226.00 | $102.72–$130.89 | 35% | — source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC US ABDOMEN LTD | $1,056.24 | $1,467.00 | $99.47–$1,467.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC US ABDOMEN LTD | $1,182.24 | $1,642.00 | $94.73–$1,642.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC US ABDOMEN LTD | $1,209.60 | $1,680.00 | $172.07–$1,680.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC US ABDOMEN LTD | $1,314.72 | $1,826.00 | $86.10–$1,826.00 | 28% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $123.50, median $526.10, highest $1,314.72 — a 10.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $619.89. 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 9 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.