First-trimester ultrasound cost in Sacramento, CA — inpatient
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for pregnancy ultrasound before 14 weeks, through the belly, one baby as an inpatient: from $1,299.20 to $1,299.20, with a median of $1,299.20. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento and 2 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $696.80 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 — 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA US PREGNANT UTERUS 14 WK TRANSABDL 1/1ST GESTAT | $1,299.20 | $2,320.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA US PREGNANT UTERUS 14 WK TRANSABDL 1/1ST GESTAT | $1,299.20 | $2,320.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville lowest Roseville, CA US PREGNANT UTERUS 14 WK TRANSABDL 1/1ST GESTAT | $1,299.20 | $2,320.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,299.20, median $1,299.20, highest $1,299.20.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,299.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 3 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.