Scans and imaging CPT 76770 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Kidney ultrasound cost in Oxnard, CA — inpatient

In Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for complete ultrasound of the back of the abdomen, such as both kidneys as an inpatient: from $808.01 to $852.79, with a median of $830.40. The lowest listed price is at Dignity Health — $22.39 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $847.60 at 159 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 76770, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$808.01Dignity Health
Median$830.40half pay less
Highest$852.79in this market
Difference1.1×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 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA.

median
Lowest $808.01Highest $852.79

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Dignity Health lowest Camarillo, CA US RETROPERITONEAL COMPL $808.01 $1,947.00 $525.69–$1,557.60 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Dignity Health Oxnard, CA · (805) 988-2500 US RETROPERITONEAL COMPL $852.79 $1,947.00 $525.69–$1,518.66 56% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $808.01, median $830.40, highest $852.79 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $852.79 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 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

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.