First-trimester ultrasound cost in Sioux Falls, SD
In Sioux Falls, SD-MN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Pregnancy ultrasound before 14 weeks, through the belly, one baby: from $721.60 to $984.80, with a median of $721.60. The lowest listed price is at Sanford Luverne Medical Center and 1 other hospital. Across South Dakota, the median is $736.40 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 4, 2026 and Mar 4, 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 Sioux Falls, SD-MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center lowest Luverne, MN US PREG UTER 1ST TRI SGL | $721.60 | $902.00 | $111.66–$853.29 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center lowest Canton, SD US PREG UTER 1ST TRI SGL | $721.60 | $902.00 | $308.48–$811.80 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD US PREG UTER 1ST TRI SGL | $984.80 | $1,231.00 | $48.73–$1,107.90 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $721.60, median $721.60, highest $984.80 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $721.60. 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 3 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.