Limited pregnancy ultrasound cost in Washington, DC
In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 19 hospitals list a cash price for pregnancy ultrasound, limited (heartbeat, position, fluid): from $254.00 to $1,425.09, with a median of $451.00. The lowest listed price is at Fauquier Health — $197.00 less than the median here. Across District of Columbia, the median is $490.82 at 3 hospitals.
- The median here, $451.00, is 18% above the US median of $383.00.
- That is 4.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- 3 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 16 cities for code 76815, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 30, 2024 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fauquier Health lowest Warrenton, VA · (540) 316-5000 Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, limited (eg, fetal heart beat, placental location, fetal position and/or qualitative amniotic fluid volume), 1 or more fetuses File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $254.00 | $635.00 | $403.00 | 60% |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV · (304) 728-1600 OB US LIMITED FETUS(S) File of Jul 12, 2026 · source file | $259.00 | $518.00 | — | 50% |
| Frederick Health Hospital Frederick, MD · (240) 566-3300 US PREGNANCY LIMITED File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $291.46 | $297.41 | $291.46–$297.41 | 2% |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center Fredericksburg, VA · (540) 498-4000 US PREGNANCY LTD File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $353.60 | $353.60 | $67.18–$318.24 | — |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC · (202) 877-7000 ULTSND OB UTS LIMITED+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $409.75 | $630.38 | $176.51–$535.82 | 35% |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · (703) 698-1110 HC US OB LTD=>1FETUS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $451.00 | $902.00 | $106.34–$703.56 | 50% |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax, VA · (703) 391-4170 HC US OB LTD=>1FETUS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $451.00 | $902.00 | $106.34–$703.56 | 50% |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA · (703) 858-6600 HC US OB LTD=>1FETUS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $451.00 | $902.00 | $106.34–$703.56 | 50% |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 664-7105 HC US OB LTD=>1FETUS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $451.00 | $902.00 | $106.34–$703.56 | 50% |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 504-3167 HC US OB LTD=>1FETUS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $451.00 | $902.00 | $106.34–$703.56 | 50% |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Us Pregnant Uterus Limited 1/> Fetuses File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $474.50 | $949.00 | — | 50% |
| MedStar Southern Hospital Center Clinton, MD · (301) 868-8000 US O.B. LIMITED+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $478.06 | $487.82 | $478.06–$487.82 | 2% |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital Northwest Washington, DC · (202) 784-3000 BC ECHOGRAPHY PREGNANCY LTD+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $490.82 | $755.10 | $211.43–$679.59 | 35% |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgr-Us Ob Limited+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $499.50 | $999.00 | — | 50% |
| Stafford Hospital Stafford, VA · (540) 741-9000 Ob us limited fetus(s) File of Dec 30, 2024 · source file | $584.50 | $1,169.00 | $105.00–$362.00 | 50% |
| Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA · (540) 741-1100 Ob us limited fetus(s) File of Dec 30, 2024 · source file | $584.50 | $1,169.00 | $105.00–$362.00 | 50% |
| Children's National Hospital Washington, DC · (202) 476-5000 3M $ OB US, LIMITED STUDY+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $622.00 | $1,244.00 | $57.83–$1,550.00 | 50% |
| MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Olney, MD · (301) 774-8882 US O.B. LIMITED+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $683.11 | $697.05 | $683.11–$697.05 | 2% |
| Stonesprings Hospital Center Dulles, VA · (571) 349-4000 US PREGNANCY LTD File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,400.30 | $1,400.30 | $994.21 | — |
| Reston Hospital Center Reston, VA · (703) 689-9000 US PREGNANCY LTD File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,425.09 | $1,425.09 | $1,011.81 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $254.00, median $451.00, highest $1,425.09 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $451.00. 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 12 of 17 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 limited pregnancy ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Limited pregnancy ultrasound explained.