Transvaginal OB ultrasound cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for transvaginal ultrasound during pregnancy: from $211.61 to $2,313.00, with a median of $693.09. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Washington — $481.48 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $497.60 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 10 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 Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Washington lowest Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 OB TRANSVAGINAL | $211.61 | $302.30 | $76.03–$233.80 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington lowest Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 OB TV OBSTRETRIC | $211.61 | $302.30 | $76.03–$233.80 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington lowest Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 US TV OBSETRIC | $211.61 | $302.30 | $76.03–$233.80 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 US PREGNANT UTERUS TRANSVAG | $242.40 | $404.00 | $60.98–$507.30 | 40% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 VAGINAL ULTRASOUND OF PREGNANT UTERUS | $249.50 | $499.00 | $26.51–$236.10 | 50% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 TRANSVAGINAL US OBSTETRIC | $279.50 | $559.00 | $26.51–$236.10 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC US PREGNANT UTERUS TRANSVAG | $400.80 | $668.00 | $94.21–$832.61 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC US PREGNANT UTERUS TRANSVAG | $455.40 | $759.00 | $94.88–$811.37 | 40% | — source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC US OB TV | $560.92 | $758.00 | $58.44–$339.88 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC US OB TV | $613.98 | $758.00 | $47.75–$335.11 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 US PREG TV < 14 WKS | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $346.20–$1,577.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 SONO/OB TRANSVAG | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $433.72–$1,003.86 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 US PREGNANT UTERUS TRANSVAG | $843.60 | $1,406.00 | $87.53–$1,195.10 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 US PREGNANT UTERUS TRANSVAG | $1,272.60 | $2,121.00 | $96.35–$1,696.80 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 US PREGNANT UTERUS TRANSVAG | $1,408.20 | $2,347.00 | $84.51–$2,112.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 US PREGNANT UTERUS TRANSVAG | $1,770.60 | $2,951.00 | $93.97–$2,508.35 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 US PREGNANT UTERUS TRANSVAG | $2,313.00 | $3,855.00 | $63.64–$3,276.75 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $211.61, median $693.09, highest $2,313.00 — a 10.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $772.20. 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 11 of 14 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 76817 ($394.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PACHG US PREG UTERUS REAL TIME W/IMAGE DCMTN TRANSVAG | $19.00 | file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PACHG US PREG UTERUS REAL TIME W/IMAGE DCMTN TRANSVAG | $26.00 | file |