Scans and imaging CPT 76770 Outpatient

Kidney ultrasound cost in Northridge, CA

In Northridge, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for complete ultrasound of the back of the abdomen, such as both kidneys: from $671.84 to $671.84, with a median of $671.84. Across California, the median is $847.60 at 159 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 76770, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$671.84Dignity Community Care
Median$671.84half pay less
Highest$671.84in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Dignity Community Care Northridge, CA · (818) 885-8500 US RETROPERITONEAL COMPL $671.84 $2,408.00 $115.78–$2,408.00 72% Feb 28, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $671.84, median $671.84, highest $671.84.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $671.84. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.