First-trimester ultrasound cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 16 hospitals list a cash price for pregnancy ultrasound before 14 weeks, through the belly, one baby: from $114.75 to $2,570.50, with a median of $326.73. The lowest listed price is at Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital — $211.98 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $326.73 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 76801, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital lowest Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 US OB 1st Trimst Txabd Sngl | $114.75 | $425.00 | $146.63–$325.68 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital lowest Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 HC US OB 1ST TRIMST TXABD SNGL | $114.75 | $425.00 | $37.32–$276.25 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital lowest Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 US OB 1st Trimst Txabd Sngl | $114.75 | $425.00 | $146.63–$325.68 | 73% | — source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC US OB < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | $326.73 | $653.45 | $84.95–$620.78 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC US OB < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | $326.73 | $653.45 | $65.35–$633.85 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC US OB < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | $326.73 | $653.45 | $62.11–$588.11 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC US OB < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | $326.73 | $653.45 | $65.35–$601.17 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC US OB < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | $326.73 | $653.45 | $62.11–$588.11 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC US OB < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | $326.73 | $653.45 | $108.47–$601.17 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC US OB < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | $326.73 | $653.45 | $124.16–$653.45 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC US OB < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | $326.73 | $653.45 | $108.47–$601.17 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC US OB < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | $326.73 | $653.45 | $62.11–$601.17 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC US OB < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | $326.73 | $653.45 | $97.76–$620.78 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC US OB < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | $326.73 | $653.45 | $80.18–$620.78 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC US OB < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | $326.73 | $653.45 | $73.71–$620.78 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB US OB 1ST TRI 1ST GESTATION | $348.50 | $697.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC HCHG US PREG UTERUS <14 WEEKS GESTATION | $952.00 | $952.00 | $106.81–$904.40 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG US PREG UTERUS <14 WEEKS GESTATION | $952.00 | $952.00 | $106.81–$904.40 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG US PREG UTERUS <14 WEEKS GESTATION | $952.00 | $952.00 | $106.81–$904.40 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina Rock Hill, SC US OB COMP<14WKS 1STGEST | $1,938.75 | $2,585.00 | $1.00–$1,964.60 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina Fort Mill, SC US OB COMP<14WKS 1STGEST | $1,938.75 | $2,585.00 | $1.00–$1,964.60 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB US OB 1ST TRI 1ST GESTATION | $2,570.50 | $5,141.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $114.75, median $326.73, highest $2,570.50 — a 22.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $326.73. 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 11 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 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.