First-trimester ultrasound cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 10 hospitals list a cash price for pregnancy ultrasound before 14 weeks, through the belly, one baby: from $118.30 to $1,056.24, with a median of $772.53. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Lincoln — $654.23 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $519.83 at 24 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 9 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 — 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 US Preg Uter <14 Weeks Gest Pf | $118.30 | $182.00 | $11.83–$182.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 US-PELV PREG 14 WKS | $196.03 | $326.71 | $326.71 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO US Preg Uter <14 Weeks Gest | $537.55 | $827.00 | $102.00–$230.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 US Preg Uter <14 Weeks Gest | $585.00 | $900.00 | $126.92–$204.19 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO US Preg Uter <14 Weeks Gest | $689.00 | $1,060.00 | $102.72–$235.61 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 US Preg Uter <14 Weeks Gest | $689.00 | $1,060.00 | $68.90–$1,060.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO US Preg Uter <14 Weeks Gest | $856.05 | $1,317.00 | $102.72–$130.89 | 35% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC US PREGNANCY <14 WEEKS SGL | $895.68 | $1,244.00 | $87.26–$1,244.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC US PREGNANCY <14 WEEKS SGL | $975.60 | $1,355.00 | $91.63–$1,355.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC US PREGNANCY <14 WEEKS SGL | $1,038.96 | $1,443.00 | $203.05–$1,443.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC US PREGNANCY <14 WEEKS SGL | $1,056.24 | $1,467.00 | $87.26–$1,467.00 | 28% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $118.30, median $772.53, highest $1,056.24 — a 8.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $895.68. 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 7 of 10 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.