First-trimester ultrasound cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for pregnancy ultrasound before 14 weeks, through the belly, one baby: from $227.39 to $453.01, with a median of $453.01. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital — $225.62 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $366.18 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 Jan 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital lowest Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro OB US < 14 Wks, Single Fetus | $227.39 | $418.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC US OB 1ST TRIMESTER MAT/FETAL, SINGLE GESTATION | $282.20 | $664.00 | $100.03–$1,897.10 | 58% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 OB Less Than 14 Wks 1st Tri US | $357.41 | $657.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 OB US < 14 WKS, SINGLE FETUS - RADIOLOGY, TECH | $453.01 | $613.00 | $243.97–$554.76 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 OB US < 14 WKS, SINGLE FETUS - RADIOLOGY, TECH | $453.01 | $613.00 | $235.33–$613.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 OB US < 14 WKS, SINGLE FETUS - RADIOLOGY, TECH | $453.01 | $613.00 | $196.16–$554.76 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 US PREGNANT UTERUS 14 WK TRANSABDL 1/1ST GESTAT | $584.80 | $1,075.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $227.39, median $453.01, highest $453.01 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $182.17. 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 4 of 4 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.