First-trimester ultrasound cost in Bowling Green, KY — inpatient
In Bowling Green, KY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for pregnancy ultrasound before 14 weeks, through the belly, one baby as an inpatient: from $616.80 to $833.40, with a median of $725.10. The lowest listed price is at The Medical Center at Scottsville — $108.30 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $590.95 at 73 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 76801, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 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 Bowling Green, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Medical Center at Scottsville lowest Scottsville, KY · (270) 622-2800 US PREG COMP - <14 WKS | $616.80 | $1,028.00 | $495.86–$851.29 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY · (270) 745-1000 US PREG COMP - <14 WKS | $833.40 | $1,389.00 | $361.47–$833.40 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $616.80, median $725.10, highest $833.40 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $833.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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 is a pregnancy ultrasound through the belly in the first trimester, before 14 weeks, for one baby. It confirms the pregnancy is in the uterus, checks the heartbeat, counts babies and estimates the due date.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the exam. The doctor's reading may be billed separately, and a transvaginal scan done at the same visit (76817) is billed as its own code.