First-trimester ultrasound cost in Dubuque, IA
In Dubuque, IA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Pregnancy ultrasound before 14 weeks, through the belly, one baby: from $270.40 to $475.80, with a median of $373.10. The lowest listed price is at The Finley Hospital — $102.70 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $346.80 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Dubuque, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Finley Hospital lowest Dubuque, IA US, OB < 14 WKS, SINGLE FETUS | $270.40 | $338.00 | $105.12–$323.01 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque Dubuque, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus < 14 Weeks Single/1st Gestation | $475.80 | $732.00 | $93.79–$732.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA HC US OB LESS THAN 14 WKS SNGL FETUS | $645.63 | $807.03 | $93.50–$645.62 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $270.40, median $373.10, highest $475.80 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $373.10. 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 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 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.