Scans and imaging CPT 76815 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Limited pregnancy ultrasound cost in Pittsburgh, PA — inpatient

In Pittsburgh, PA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for pregnancy ultrasound, limited (heartbeat, position, fluid) as an inpatient: from $148.56 to $2,169.60, with a median of $630.00. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Washington — $481.44 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $409.20 at 61 hospitals.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 9 cities for code 76815, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.

Lowest$148.56UPMC Washington
Median$630.00half pay less
Highest$2,169.60in this market
Difference14.6×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Pittsburgh, PA.

median
Lowest $148.56Highest $2,169.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UPMC Washington lowest Washington, PA LIMITED BEDSIDE ULTRASOUND $148.56 $247.60 $173.32 40% —
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UPMC Washington Washington, PA OB LIMITED $181.38 $302.30 $211.61 40% —
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UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA US PREGNANT UTERUS LTD $242.40 $404.00 $303.00–$355.52 40% —
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UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA US PREGNANT UTERUS LTD $318.00 $530.00 $138.33–$450.50 40% —
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UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA HC US PREGNANT UTERUS LTD $409.20 $682.00 $245.52–$627.44 40% —
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West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Wexford, PA HC US PREG 1 OR MORE FETUSES LTD $560.92 $758.00 $92.79–$155.38 26% Apr 14, 2026
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Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA HC US PREG 1 OR MORE FETUSES LTD $613.98 $758.00 $65.94–$155.38 19% Apr 14, 2026
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UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA US PREGNANT UTERUS LTD $630.00 $1,050.00 $321.30–$945.00 40% —
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA SONO/PREGNANT LIMITED $772.20 $1,287.00 — 40% —
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA SONO/FETAL POSITION $772.20 $1,287.00 — 40% —
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA US PREG LIMITED $772.20 $1,287.00 $579.15 40% —
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA SONO/PLACENTA LOCATION $772.20 $1,287.00 — 40% —
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA SONO/PLACENTA GRADE $772.20 $1,287.00 — 40% —
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA SONO/FETAL AGE DET $772.20 $1,287.00 — 40% —
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UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA US PREGNANT UTERUS LTD $802.80 $1,338.00 $464.29–$1,137.30 40% —
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UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA HC US PREGNANT UTERUS LTD $880.20 $1,467.00 $528.12–$1,364.31 40% —
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UPMC East Monroeville, PA US PREGNANT UTERUS LTD $930.00 $1,550.00 $527.00–$1,240.00 40% —
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UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA US PREGNANT UTERUS LTD $2,169.60 $3,616.00 $2,350.40–$3,073.60 40% Mar 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $148.56, median $630.00, highest $2,169.60 — a 14.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $621.99 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 9 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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

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.