Scans and imaging CPT 76770 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Kidney ultrasound cost in Tucson, AZ — inpatient

In Tucson, AZ, 3 hospitals list a cash price for complete ultrasound of the back of the abdomen, such as both kidneys as an inpatient: from $182.37 to $386.12, with a median of $216.12. The lowest listed price is at Banner University Med Center South — $33.75 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $310.28 at 34 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 76770, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and Apr 30, 2026.

Lowest$182.37Banner University Med Center South
Median$216.12half pay less
Highest$386.12in this market
Difference2.1×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 Tucson, AZ.

median
Lowest $182.37Highest $386.12

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Banner University Med Center South lowest Tucson, AZ · (520) 874-2000 US RETROPERITONEAL CMP $182.37 $649.00 $292.05–$519.20 72% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ · (520) 874-4189 US RETROPERITONEAL CMP $216.12 $649.00 $292.05–$519.20 67% Mar 2, 2026
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Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC US Renal $386.12 $1,379.00 — 72% Apr 30, 2026
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Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC US Retroperitoneal $386.12 $1,379.00 — 72% Apr 30, 2026
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Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC US Renal $386.12 $1,379.00 — 72% Apr 30, 2026
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Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC US Retroperitoneal $386.12 $1,379.00 — 72% Apr 30, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $182.37, median $216.12, highest $386.12 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $216.12 — 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 2 it is 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.