Gallbladder or liver ultrasound cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for limited abdominal ultrasound of one organ or area, such as the gallbladder: from $133.00 to $894.40, with a median of $879.00. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital — $746.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $828.80 at 101 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 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 1, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 US ABD LTD | $133.00 | $749.60 | $60.12–$749.60 | 82% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 US AAA SCREEN | $133.00 | $343.38 | $60.12–$749.60 | 61% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Ultrasound Of Abdomen Limited | $451.55 | $821.00 | $72.93–$1,108.35 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Hc-Us Abdomen Ltd | $493.50 | $658.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Cv-Us Abdomen Ltd | $493.50 | $658.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Cv-Us Abdominal Ltd Liver | $493.50 | $658.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Hc-Us Abdominal Ltd Liver | $493.50 | $658.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Us Pyloric | $644.25 | $859.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scren-Us Abdominal Ltd Liver | $644.25 | $859.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED - US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $879.00 | $1,172.00 | $0.52–$879.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED - US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $879.00 | $1,172.00 | $1.00–$937.60 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED - US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $879.00 | $1,172.00 | $1.10–$1,054.80 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED - US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $879.00 | $1,172.00 | $1.10–$1,148.56 | 25% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 US ABDOMINAL REAL TIME W/IMAGE LIMITED | $894.40 | $1,720.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA US ABDOMINAL REAL TIME W/IMAGE LIMITED | $894.40 | $1,720.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 US ABDOMINAL REAL TIME W/IMAGE LIMITED | $894.40 | $1,720.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Us Abdomen Limited | $1,797.75 | $2,397.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $133.00, median $879.00, highest $894.40 — a 6.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $879.00. 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 5 of 9 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.