Pelvic ultrasound cost in St. Louis, MO — inpatient
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 8 hospitals list a cash price for pelvic ultrasound through the belly, complete (not pregnancy) as an inpatient: from $196.03 to $1,341.36, with a median of $1,011.38. The lowest listed price is at Gateway Regional Medical Center — $815.35 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $649.35 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 8 cities for code 76856, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Regional Medical Center lowest Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 US-PELVIS NON OB | $196.03 | $326.71 | $326.71 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO US PELVIC COMPLETE | $371.91 | $371.91 | $371.91 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 US Pelvis Non-OB Limited | $836.00 | $1,045.00 | — | 20% | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO US PELVIC COMPLETE | $858.52 | $858.52 | $858.52 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 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 · (618) 651-2600 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 · (618) 526-4511 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $196.03, median $1,011.38, highest $1,341.36 — a 6.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $741.98 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 7 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.