Gallbladder or liver ultrasound cost in Waterbury, CT
In Waterbury, CT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Limited abdominal ultrasound of one organ or area, such as the gallbladder: from $244.88 to $707.14, with a median of $476.01. The lowest listed price is at Saint Marys Hospital — $231.13 less than the median here. Across Connecticut, the median is $370.39 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 31, 2026 and May 13, 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 Waterbury, CT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Marys Hospital lowest Waterbury, CT PR US Abdomen Limited | $244.88 | — | $17.42–$244.88 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Waterbury, CT HC US Abdomen Limited | $524.15 | $953.00 | $115.75–$953.00 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Waterbury, CT HC US Abdomen Limited | $524.15 | — | $115.75–$1,090.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital Waterbury, CT US Abdomen Limited | $707.14 | $1,414.28 | $146.00–$707.14 | 50% | May 13, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $244.88, median $476.01, highest $707.14 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $486.07. 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 0 of 2 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.