Transvaginal ultrasound cost in Ames, IA
In Ames, IA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for transvaginal pelvic ultrasound: from $232.00 to $453.60, with a median of $342.80. The lowest listed price is at Story County Hospital — $110.80 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $522.28 at 72 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 76830, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 27, 2026 and Jul 27, 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 Ames, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Story County Hospital lowest Nevada, IA · (515) 382-2111 PR ECHOGRAPHY,TRANSVAGINAL | $232.00 | $290.00 | $176.00–$220.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone, IA · (515) 432-3140 Ultrasound scan of uterus, ovaries, tubes, cervix and pelvic area through vagina | $453.60 | $567.00 | $106.81–$538.65 | 20% | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada, IA · (515) 382-2111 HC US NON OB TRANSVAG | $866.40 | $1,083.00 | $660.00–$823.00 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $232.00, median $342.80, highest $453.60 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $232.00. 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 1 of 2 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 ultrasound uses a small probe placed in the vagina to make close-up pictures of the uterus, ovaries and pelvis. It is used to look into pelvic pain, abnormal bleeding, fibroids or ovarian cysts. This code is for non-pregnancy exams.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the exam itself. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately, and many exams are paired with an abdominal pelvic ultrasound (76856 or 76857), which is billed as its own code.