Kidney ultrasound cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 16 hospitals list a cash price for Complete ultrasound of the back of the abdomen, such as both kidneys: from $135.81 to $2,404.50, with a median of $552.83. The lowest listed price is at DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL — $417.02 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $552.83 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 76770, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL lowest Mooresville, NC HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $135.81 | $503.00 | $44.16–$326.95 | 73% | — source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL lowest Mooresville, NC US Retroperitoneal Complete | $135.81 | $503.00 | $173.54–$325.68 | 73% | — source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL lowest Mooresville, NC US Retroperitoneal Complete | $135.81 | $503.00 | $185.27–$325.68 | 73% | — source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC HB US RETROPERITONEAL/COMPLETE | $261.00 | $522.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC US RETROPERIT B-SCAN/REAL TIME COMPLETE | $552.83 | $1,105.65 | $108.47–$1,017.20 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC US RETROPERIT B-SCAN/REAL TIME COMPLETE | $552.83 | $1,105.65 | $210.07–$1,105.65 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC US RETROPERIT B-SCAN/REAL TIME COMPLETE | $552.83 | $1,105.65 | $108.47–$1,017.20 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC US RETROPERIT B-SCAN/REAL TIME COMPLETE | $552.83 | $1,105.65 | $103.16–$1,017.20 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Wadesboro, NC HC US RETROPERIT B-SCAN/REAL TIME COMPLETE | $552.83 | $1,105.65 | $103.16–$1,050.37 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Concord, NC HC US RETROPERIT B-SCAN/REAL TIME COMPLETE | $552.83 | $1,105.65 | $103.16–$1,050.37 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Lincolnton, NC HC US RETROPERIT B-SCAN/REAL TIME COMPLETE | $552.83 | $1,105.65 | $101.76–$1,050.37 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Charlotte, NC HC US RETROPERIT B-SCAN/REAL TIME COMPLETE | $552.83 | $1,105.65 | $103.16–$1,017.20 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Monroe, NC HC US RETROPERIT B-SCAN/REAL TIME COMPLETE | $552.83 | $1,105.65 | $103.16–$1,050.37 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Charlotte, NC HC US RETROPERIT B-SCAN/REAL TIME COMPLETE | $552.83 | $1,105.65 | $103.16–$1,072.48 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC US RETROPERIT B-SCAN/REAL TIME COMPLETE | $552.83 | $1,105.65 | $103.16–$995.09 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC US RETROPERIT B-SCAN/REAL TIME COMPLETE | $552.83 | $1,105.65 | $108.47–$995.09 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC HCHG US RETROPERITONEUM COMPLETE | $1,196.00 | $1,196.00 | $106.81–$1,136.20 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG US RETROPERITONEUM COMPLETE | $1,196.00 | $1,196.00 | $106.81–$1,136.20 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG US RETROPERITONEUM COMPLETE | $1,196.00 | $1,196.00 | $106.81–$1,136.20 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Rock Hill, SC US RETROPERITONEAL COMP | $1,688.25 | $2,251.00 | $1.00–$1,710.76 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Fort Mill, SC US RETROPERITONEAL COMP | $1,688.25 | $2,251.00 | $1.00–$1,710.76 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC HB US RETROPERITONEAL/COMPLETE | $2,404.50 | $4,809.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $135.81, median $552.83, highest $2,404.50 — a 17.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $552.83. 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 11 of 14 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
This ultrasound looks at organs at the back of the abdomen, most often both kidneys and the bladder, and sometimes the aorta. It is ordered for kidney stones, kidney infection, abnormal kidney tests or blood in the urine.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the complete exam. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.