First-trimester ultrasound cost in Duluth, MN — inpatient
In Duluth, MN-WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for pregnancy ultrasound before 14 weeks, through the belly, one baby as an inpatient: from $136.95 to $227.39, with a median of $182.17. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $45.22 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $366.18 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 76801, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN HC US OB 1ST TRIMESTER MAT/FETAL, SINGLE GESTATION | $136.95 | $322.22 | $146.61–$320.64 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN Pro OB US < 14 Wks, Single Fetus | $227.39 | $418.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN OB Less Than 14 Wks 1st Tri US | $357.41 | $657.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN US PREGNANT UTERUS 14 WK TRANSABDL 1/1ST GESTAT | $584.80 | $1,075.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $136.95, median $182.17, highest $227.39 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $453.01 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.