Pelvic ultrasound cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for pelvic ultrasound through the belly, complete (not pregnancy): from $140.64 to $344.82, with a median of $245.29. The lowest listed price is at New Orleans East Hospital — $104.65 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $288.00 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 3 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 Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans East Hospital lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Ultrasound of Pelvis | $140.64 | $879.00 | $117.89–$94.96 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Ultrasound of Pelvis | $177.98 | $809.00 | $124.01–$94.96 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Ultrasound of Pelvis | $181.86 | $1,299.00 | $109.70–$974.25 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Ultrasound of Pelvis | $242.72 | $1,517.00 | $100.01–$94.96 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Ultrasound of Pelvis | $247.86 | $918.00 | $181.86–$94.96 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA Ultrasound of Pelvis | $344.82 | $2,463.00 | $1,206.87–$95.39 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ultrasound of Pelvis | $344.82 | $2,463.00 | $1,206.87–$95.39 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA Ultrasound of Pelvis | $344.82 | $2,463.00 | $1,206.87–$95.39 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $140.64, median $245.29, highest $344.82 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.