First-trimester ultrasound cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for pregnancy ultrasound before 14 weeks, through the belly, one baby: from $242.40 to $1,819.80, with a median of $587.45. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Jameson — $345.05 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $560.92 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 10 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 Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Jameson lowest New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 US PREG UTERUS 1ST TRI <14WKS | $242.40 | $404.00 | $44.15–$490.84 | 40% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 ULTRASOUND SCAN OF PREGNANT UTERUS (LESS THAN 14 WEEKS); SINGLE OR FIRST FETUS | $249.50 | $499.00 | $35.00–$236.10 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 OB FIRST TRIMESTER | $275.52 | $393.60 | $76.03–$283.39 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 US OB COMP LESS THAN 14 WKS-E | $275.52 | $393.60 | $76.03–$283.39 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 US OB COMP LESS THAN 14 WKS | $275.52 | $393.60 | $76.03–$283.39 | 30% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS | $279.50 | $559.00 | $35.00–$236.10 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC US PREG UTERUS 1ST TRI <14WKS | $406.80 | $678.00 | $92.50–$853.43 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC US PREG UTERUS 1ST TRI <14WKS | $409.20 | $682.00 | $92.50–$831.65 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 US PREG UTERUS 1ST TRI <14WKS | $441.00 | $735.00 | $87.53–$853.43 | 40% | — source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC US OB 1ST TRIMST TXABD SNGL | $560.92 | $758.00 | $58.44–$339.88 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC US OB 1ST TRIMST TXABD SNGL | $613.98 | $758.00 | $47.75–$335.11 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 US PREG UTERUS 1ST TRI <14WKS | $627.60 | $1,046.00 | $92.50–$889.10 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 US PREG < 14 WKS | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $346.20–$1,577.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 SONO/OB 1ST TRI SINGLE | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $433.72–$1,003.86 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 US PREG UTERUS 1ST TRI <14WKS | $824.40 | $1,374.00 | $84.51–$1,236.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 US PREG UTERUS 1ST TRI <14WKS | $1,305.00 | $2,175.00 | $92.50–$1,740.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 US PREG UTERUS 1ST TRI <14WKS | $1,819.80 | $3,033.00 | $46.07–$2,578.05 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $242.40, median $587.45, highest $1,819.80 — a 7.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $613.98. 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 11 of 14 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 76801 ($453.01). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PACHG US PREGNANT UTERUS 14 WK TRANSABDL 1/1ST GESTAT | $25.08 | file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PACHG US PREGNANT UTERUS 14 WK TRANSABDL 1/1ST GESTAT | $34.32 | file |