Pelvic ultrasound cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Pelvic ultrasound through the belly, complete (not pregnancy): from $187.14 to $489.22, with a median of $489.22. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital — $302.08 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $305.09 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 76856, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital lowest Duluth, MN Pro US Pelvic Nonob Real-Time Img Complete | $187.14 | $344.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN HC US PELVIC NON-OB, COMPLETE | $250.75 | $590.00 | $100.03–$1,670.18 | 58% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN Pelvic US | $351.42 | $646.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN US PELVIC TC COMPLETE | $489.22 | $662.00 | $263.48–$599.11 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN US PELVIC TC COMPLETE | $489.22 | $662.00 | $254.14–$662.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI US PELVIC TC COMPLETE | $489.22 | $662.00 | $211.84–$599.11 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN US PELVIC NONOBSTETRIC REAL-TIME IMAGE COMPLETE | $538.56 | $990.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $187.14, median $489.22, highest $489.22 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $218.95. 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 4 of 4 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 pelvic ultrasound through the belly makes pictures of the organs in the pelvis: in women the uterus, ovaries and bladder, and in men the bladder and prostate area. It is ordered for pelvic pain, abnormal bleeding, fibroids, cysts or urinary problems. 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 a transvaginal ultrasound done at the same visit (76830) is billed as its own code.