First-trimester ultrasound cost in Harrisburg, PA — inpatient
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for pregnancy ultrasound before 14 weeks, through the belly, one baby as an inpatient: from $127.09 to $394.20, with a median of $176.25. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center — $49.16 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $560.92 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 76801, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA 76801 OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS Tech | $127.09 | $532.00 | $44.15–$441.52 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA 76801 OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS Tech | $167.42 | $532.00 | $86.85–$436.72 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA US OB Less Thn 14 wks w/TVS if indicated - Report | $176.25 | $532.00 | $94.25–$596.28 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA 76801 U/S,1St Trimst,Sing/1St Gest | $176.25 | $532.00 | $94.25–$596.28 | 67% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA HC US OB <14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | $394.20 | $657.00 | $427.05–$558.45 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA HC US OB <14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | $394.20 | $657.00 | $268.06–$558.45 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $127.09, median $176.25, highest $394.20 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $176.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 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.