Pelvic ultrasound cost in Harrisburg, PA
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for pelvic ultrasound through the belly, complete (not pregnancy): from $127.09 to $394.20, with a median of $176.25. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center — $49.16 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $517.60 at 63 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 76856 US EXAM PELVIC COMPLETE Tech | $127.09 | $532.00 | $53.48–$441.52 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 76856 US Pelvis - Male Complete Tech | $127.09 | $532.00 | $53.48–$441.52 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 76856 US EXAM PELVIC COMPLETE Tech | $167.42 | $532.00 | $86.85–$436.72 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 76856 US Pelvis - Male Complete Tech | $167.42 | $532.00 | $86.85–$436.72 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 76856- U/S Pelvic, Non OB Comp, Non Vaginal | $176.25 | $532.00 | $94.25–$596.28 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 US Pelvis - Male Complete - Report | $176.25 | $532.00 | $94.25–$596.28 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 US Pelvis Comp w/Transvag if indicated - Report | $176.25 | $532.00 | $94.25–$596.28 | 67% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC US EXAM OF PELVIS MD | $279.00 | $465.00 | $60.91–$478.58 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC US PELVIS COMPLETE | $394.20 | $657.00 | $60.91–$589.04 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC US PELVIS COMPLETE | $394.20 | $657.00 | $60.91–$558.45 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $127.09, median $176.25, highest $394.20 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $176.25. 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 5 of 5 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.