Scans and imaging CPT 76856 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pelvic ultrasound cost in Minneapolis, MN — inpatient

In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 21 hospitals list a cash price for pelvic ultrasound through the belly, complete (not pregnancy) as an inpatient: from $118.04 to $793.00, with a median of $236.59. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital — $118.55 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $305.09 at 47 hospitals.

Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 cities for code 76856, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 2026.

Lowest$118.04Methodist Hospital
Median$236.59half pay less
Highest$793.00in this market
Difference6.7×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.

median
Lowest $118.04Highest $1,151.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Methodist Hospital lowest St. Louis Park, MN Pelvic Ultrasound $118.04 $454.00 $62.13–$381.00 74% —
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Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Pelvic Ultrasound $136.23 $259.00 $102.87–$271.72 47% —
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Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Pelvic ultrasound $156.22 $297.00 $84.26–$297.00 47% —
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Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 Pelvic Ultrasound $197.86 $761.00 $41.17–$608.80 74% —
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Allina Health Systems Coon Rapids, MN HCHG RAD US PELVIS COMPLETE NONOBSTETRIC $227.57 $474.10 $317.27–$398.24 52% Jun 17, 2026
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Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RAD US PELVIS COMPLETE NONOBSTETRIC $227.57 $474.10 $317.27–$398.24 52% Jun 16, 2026
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M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC US PELVIC NON-OB, COMPLETE $229.38 $572.00 $298.01–$514.80 60% Feb 6, 2026
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North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 Ultrasound of pelvis $235.04 $446.00 $80.48–$356.80 47% —
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Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 Ultrasound of pelvis $235.04 $446.00 $73.93–$356.80 47% —
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Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC US PELVIC NON-OB, COMPLETE $235.86 $588.16 $157.27–$529.34 60% Jan 29, 2026
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Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC US PELVIC NON-OB, COMPLETE $235.86 $588.16 $306.43–$529.34 60% Jan 29, 2026
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Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC US PELVIC NON-OB, COMPLETE $236.59 $590.00 $307.39–$531.00 60% Feb 5, 2026
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HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC US PELVIC NON-OB, COMPLETE $236.61 $590.05 $307.41–$531.04 60% Feb 5, 2026
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M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC US PELVIC NON-OB, COMPLETE $236.61 $590.05 $307.41–$531.04 60% Feb 6, 2026
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HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC US PELVIC NON-OB, COMPLETE $236.61 $590.05 $307.41–$531.04 60% Feb 5, 2026
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M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC US PELVIC NON-OB, COMPLETE $250.77 $590.05 $307.41–$531.04 58% Feb 6, 2026
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Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 Pelvic Ultrasound $276.98 $614.00 $130.29–$964.00 55% —
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Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RAD US PELVIS COMPLETE NONOBSTETRIC $305.09 $544.80 $242.05–$544.80 44% Jun 16, 2026
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Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RAD US PELVIS COMPLETE NONOBSTETRIC $305.09 $544.80 $242.05–$544.80 44% Jun 16, 2026
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Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG RAD US PELVIS COMPLETE NONOBSTETRIC $305.09 $544.80 $333.80–$544.80 44% Jun 15, 2026
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Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 Pelvic Ultrasound $361.86 $978.00 $3.19–$880.20 63% —
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Allina Health Systems Coon Rapids, MN HCHG RAD US PELVIS COMPLETE NONOBSTETRIC PORTABLE $379.44 $790.50 $529.00–$664.02 52% Jun 17, 2026
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Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RAD US PELVIS COMPLETE NONOBSTETRIC PORTABLE $379.44 $790.50 $529.00–$664.02 52% Jun 16, 2026
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Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RAD US PELVIS COMPLETE NONOBSTETRIC PORTABLE $508.65 $908.30 $403.56–$908.30 44% Jun 16, 2026
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Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RAD US PELVIS COMPLETE NONOBSTETRIC PORTABLE $508.65 $908.30 $403.56–$908.30 44% Jun 16, 2026
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Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG RAD US PELVIS COMPLETE NONOBSTETRIC PORTABLE $508.65 $908.30 $556.52–$908.30 44% Jun 15, 2026
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Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 US PELVIC NON-OB COMPLETE $793.00 $793.00 $268.03–$713.70 — May 7, 2026
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Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 US PELVIC NON-OB COMPLETE PORT $1,151.00 $1,151.00 $389.04–$1,035.90 — May 7, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $118.04, median $236.59, highest $793.00 — a 6.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $235.86 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 20 of 21 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 10 it is 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.