First-trimester ultrasound cost in Columbia, SC
In Columbia, SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for pregnancy ultrasound before 14 weeks, through the belly, one baby: from $220.00 to $512.00, with a median of $220.00. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast and 1 other hospital. Across South Carolina, the median is $628.25 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 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 Columbia, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast lowest Columbia, SC HB US OB 1ST TRI 1ST GESTATION | $220.00 | $440.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB US OB 1ST TRI 1ST GESTATION | $220.00 | $440.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB US OB 1ST TRI 1ST GESTATION | $512.00 | $1,024.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $220.00, median $220.00, highest $512.00 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $220.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.