Kidney ultrasound cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Complete ultrasound of the back of the abdomen, such as both kidneys: from $472.26 to $519.18, with a median of $495.72. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Health Northern California LLC — $23.46 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $847.60 at 101 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC lowest Fortuna, CA HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $472.26 | $926.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $519.18 | $1,018.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CA HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $1,479.51 | $2,901.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $1,696.77 | $3,327.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $472.26, median $495.72, highest $519.18 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,588.14. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.