Transvaginal OB ultrasound cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Transvaginal ultrasound during pregnancy: from $110.93 to $408.67, with a median of $408.67. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $297.74 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $244.80 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 76817, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $110.93 | $261.00 | $90.05–$1,897.10 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN Pro Transvaginal US, Obstetric | $212.70 | $391.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN US OB Transvaginal- Mh | $212.70 | $391.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN OB Transvaginal US | $285.60 | $525.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN TRANSVAGINAL US, OBSTETRIC | $408.67 | $553.00 | $220.09–$500.46 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN TRANSVAGINAL US, OBSTETRIC | $408.67 | $553.00 | $212.30–$553.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI TRANSVAGINAL US, OBSTETRIC | $408.67 | $553.00 | $176.96–$500.46 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN US PREG UTERUS REAL TIME W/IMAGE DCMTN TRANSVAG | $498.30 | $916.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $110.93, median $408.67, highest $408.67 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $161.82. 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 4 of 4 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
A transvaginal pregnancy ultrasound uses a small probe placed in the vagina to get close-up pictures. It is most often used early in pregnancy to see the pregnancy and heartbeat, and later to measure the length of the cervix.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the exam. The doctor's reading may be billed separately, and an abdominal pregnancy ultrasound done at the same visit is billed under its own code.