Transvaginal OB ultrasound cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for Transvaginal ultrasound during pregnancy: from $133.00 to $1,033.45, with a median of $841.50. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital — $708.50 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $577.20 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA US PREG UTERUS TRANSVAG - 76817 - 4401485 | $133.00 | $622.16 | $51.77–$622.16 | 79% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $133.00 | $622.16 | $51.77–$622.16 | 79% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA US PREG UTERUS TRANSVAG - 76817 - 0200857 | $133.00 | $343.38 | $51.77–$622.16 | 61% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA US PREG UTERUS REAL TIME W/IMAGE DCMTN TRANSVAG | $577.20 | $1,110.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA US PREG UTERUS REAL TIME W/IMAGE DCMTN TRANSVAG | $577.20 | $1,110.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA US PREG UTERUS REAL TIME W/IMAGE DCMTN TRANSVAG | $577.20 | $1,110.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA HC TRANSVAGINAL US OBSTETRIC - US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $841.50 | $1,122.00 | $1.00–$1,009.80 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC TRANSVAGINAL US OBSTETRIC - US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $841.50 | $1,122.00 | $1.00–$1,009.80 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC TRANSVAGINAL US OBSTETRIC - US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $841.50 | $1,122.00 | $1.15–$1,009.80 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC TRANSVAGINAL US OBSTETRIC - US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $841.50 | $1,122.00 | $1.00–$863.94 | 25% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA Vaginal Ultrasound Of Pregnant Uterus | $1,033.45 | $1,879.00 | $69.73–$2,536.65 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $133.00, median $841.50, highest $1,033.45 — a 7.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $841.50. 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 6 of 9 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.