First-trimester ultrasound cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for Pregnancy ultrasound before 14 weeks, through the belly, one baby: from $124.74 to $1,299.20, with a median of $1,299.20. The lowest listed price is at Hayward Sisters Hospital — $1,174.46 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $696.80 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 11 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 Feb 23, 2026 and Jul 22, 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayward Sisters Hospital lowest Hayward, CA US OB <14WKS FETUS | $124.74 | $415.80 | $89.06–$353.43 | 70% | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA US Preg Utrs W/Eval, 1st Tri | $599.20 | $1,498.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chinese Hospital Association San Francisco, CA Ultrasound scan of pregnant uterus (less than 14 weeks), single or first fetus | $1,281.00 | $1,281.00 | $112.49–$2,305.80 | — | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, 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 - Redwood City Redwood City, 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 - San Francisco San Francisco, 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 - San Leandro San Leandro, 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 - San Rafael San Rafael, 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 - South San Francisco South San Francisco, 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 - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, 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 - Fremont Fremont, 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 - Antioch Antioch, CA US PREGNANT UTERUS 14 WK TRANSABDL 1/1ST GESTAT | $1,299.20 | $2,320.00 | $142.00–$445.00 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $124.74, median $1,299.20, highest $1,299.20 — a 10.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $1,299.20. 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 2 of 11 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.