First-trimester ultrasound cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for Pregnancy ultrasound before 14 weeks, through the belly, one baby: from $133.00 to $1,194.00, with a median of $1,025.75. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital — $892.75 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $696.80 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA US PREG UTERUS 1ST SNGL - 76801 - 4401444 | $133.00 | $622.16 | $47.84–$622.16 | 79% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA US PREG UTERUS 1ST SNGL - 76801 - 0200816 | $133.00 | $343.38 | $47.84–$622.16 | 61% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA US PREGNANT UTERUS 14 WK TRANSABDL 1/1ST GESTAT | $696.80 | $1,340.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA US PREGNANT UTERUS 14 WK TRANSABDL 1/1ST GESTAT | $696.80 | $1,340.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA US PREGNANT UTERUS 14 WK TRANSABDL 1/1ST GESTAT | $696.80 | $1,340.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA Abdominal Ultrasound Of Pregnant Uterus (Less Than 14 Weeks 0 Days) Single Or First Fetus | $1,025.75 | $1,865.00 | $78.42–$2,517.75 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS - US OB < 14 WEEKS SINGLE OR FIRST GEST | $1,194.00 | $1,592.00 | $1.00–$1,194.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA HC OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS - US OB < 14 WEEKS SINGLE OR FIRST GEST | $1,194.00 | $1,592.00 | $0.22–$1,432.80 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS - US OB < 14 WEEKS SINGLE OR FIRST GEST | $1,194.00 | $1,592.00 | $1.00–$1,560.16 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC OB US < 14 WKS SINGLE FETUS - US OB < 14 WEEKS SINGLE OR FIRST GEST | $1,194.00 | $1,592.00 | $1.00–$1,273.60 | 25% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $133.00, median $1,025.75, highest $1,194.00 — a 9.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $1,109.88. 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 5 of 9 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.