SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 76830, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Iowa Hospital Corporation
DES MOINES, IA PR ECHOGRAPHY,TRANSVAGINAL |
$237.60 | $297.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 file |
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| Central Iowa Hospital Corporation
DES MOINES, IA PR ECHOGRAPHY,TRANSVAGINAL |
$237.60 | $297.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 file |
|
| Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp
DES MOINES, IA PR US Transvaginal Non Obstetric |
$275.17 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 file |
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| Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp
WEST DES MOINES, IA PR US Transvaginal Non Obstetric |
$275.17 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 file |
|
| Mercy Medical Center - Newton
NEWTON, IA HC US Transvaginal Non Obstetric |
$558.35 | $859.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 file |
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| Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp
DES MOINES, IA HC US Transvaginal Non Obstetric |
$773.50 | $1,190.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 file |
|
| Central Iowa Hospital Corporation
DES MOINES, IA HC US NON OB TRANSVAG |
$818.76 | $1,023.45 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 file |
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| Central Iowa Hospital Corporation
DES MOINES, IA HC US NON OB TRANSVAG |
$818.76 | $1,023.45 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 file |
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| Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp
WEST DES MOINES, IA HC US Transvaginal Non Obstetric |
$1,190.00 | $1,190.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 file |
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| Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp
DES MOINES, IA HC US Transvaginal Non Obstetric |
$2,171.00 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $237.60, median $665.93, highest $2,171.00 — a 9.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $558.35. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.