Transvaginal OB ultrasound cost in Harrisburg, PA
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for transvaginal ultrasound during pregnancy: from $127.09 to $394.20, with a median of $176.25. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center — $49.16 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $497.60 at 61 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 76817 TRANSVAGINAL US OBSTETRIC Tech | $127.09 | $532.00 | $60.98–$441.52 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 76817 TRANSVAGINAL US OBSTETRIC Tech | $167.42 | $532.00 | $86.85–$436.72 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 76817 U/S, Preg. Transvaginal | $176.25 | $532.00 | $94.25–$596.28 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 US ED 76817 Pregnancy Transvaginal Limited POC | $176.25 | $532.00 | $94.25–$596.28 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 US OB Transvaginal - Report | $176.25 | $532.00 | $94.25–$596.28 | 67% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $394.20 | $657.00 | $69.47–$608.03 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $394.20 | $657.00 | $69.47–$589.04 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $127.09, median $176.25, highest $394.20 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $176.25. 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 5 of 5 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.