Pelvic ultrasound cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 12 hospitals list a cash price for Pelvic ultrasound through the belly, complete (not pregnancy): from $91.00 to $1,341.36, with a median of $741.98. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Lincoln — $650.98 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $649.35 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 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 Apr 24, 2026 and Apr 24, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Troy, MO US Pelvic Non OB Complete Pf | $91.00 | $140.00 | $9.10–$140.00 | 35% | — source file |
| American Healthcare Systems Illinois LLC Granite City, IL US-PELVIS NON OB | $196.03 | $326.71 | $326.71 | 40% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO US EXAM PELVIC COMPLETE | $541.70 | $541.70 | $86.89–$212.68 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO US Pelvic Non OB Complete | $619.45 | $953.00 | $126.92–$227.05 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO US Pelvic Non OB Complete | $635.05 | $977.00 | $102.00–$402.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO US Pelvic Non OB Complete | $689.00 | $1,060.00 | $102.00–$230.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO US Pelvic Non OB Complete | $721.50 | $1,110.00 | $102.72–$235.61 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO US Pelvic Non OB Complete | $762.45 | $1,173.00 | $90.66–$333.43 | 35% | — source file |
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights, MO US Pelvis Non-OB Limited | $836.00 | $1,045.00 | — | 20% | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Inc Greenville, IL HC US PELVIS NON OB | $1,164.24 | $1,617.00 | $112.03–$1,617.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL HC US PELVIS NON OB | $1,235.52 | $1,716.00 | $72.45–$1,716.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL HC US PELVIS NON OB | $1,245.60 | $1,730.00 | $72.45–$1,730.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC US PELVIS NON OB | $1,341.36 | $1,863.00 | $72.45–$1,863.00 | 28% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $91.00, median $741.98, highest $1,341.36 — a 14.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $1,011.38. 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 6 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.