SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

Transvaginal pelvic ultrasound in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA

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.

HospitalCash price List priceOffFile date
Central Iowa Hospital Corporation DES MOINES, IA
PR ECHOGRAPHY,TRANSVAGINAL
$237.60 $297.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
file
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
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
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
Central Iowa Hospital Corporation DES MOINES, IA
HC US NON OB TRANSVAG
$818.76 $1,023.45 20% Jan 28, 2026
file
Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp WEST DES MOINES, IA
HC US Transvaginal Non Obstetric
$1,190.00 $1,190.00 Mar 31, 2026
file
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.

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