Limited pregnancy ultrasound cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for pregnancy ultrasound, limited (heartbeat, position, fluid): from $257.00 to $483.60, with a median of $483.60. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $226.60 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $444.65 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 76815, 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 Apr 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB US OB LIMITED 1 OR MORE FETUS | $257.00 | $514.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC US Fetal Evaluation-Limited | $483.60 | $744.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC US Fetal Evaluation-Limited | $483.60 | $744.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC US Fetal Evaluation-Limited | $483.60 | $744.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC US Fetal Evaluation-Limited | $483.60 | $744.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $257.00, median $483.60, highest $483.60 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $483.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A limited pregnancy ultrasound checks one or more specific things: the fetal heartbeat, the baby's position, the placenta or the amount of fluid.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.