Scans and imaging CPT 76770 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Kidney ultrasound cost in Kalispell, MT — inpatient

In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for complete ultrasound of the back of the abdomen, such as both kidneys as an inpatient: from $431.76 to $501.31, with a median of $466.54. The lowest listed price is at Logan Health Medical Center — $34.78 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $442.80 at 21 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 76770, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$431.76Logan Health Medical Center
Median$466.54half pay less
Highest$501.31in this market
Difference1.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Kalispell, MT.

median
Lowest $431.76Highest $501.31

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 RETROPERITONEAL; COMPLETE $431.76 $664.25 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 RETROPERITONEAL; COMPLETE $501.31 $771.25 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $431.76, median $466.54, highest $501.31 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $466.54 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.

2 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 76770 ($603.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MTUS EXAM ABDO BACK WALL COMP $54.60 file
Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MTUS EXAM ABDO BACK WALL COMP $54.60 file