Scans and imaging CPT 76857 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pelvic ultrasound (limited) cost in Birmingham, AL — inpatient

In Birmingham, AL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for pelvic ultrasound (not pregnancy), limited or follow-up as an inpatient: from $387.95 to $2,016.00, with a median of $2,016.00. The lowest listed price is at The Children's Hospital of Alabama — $1,628.05 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $431.73 at 12 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 76857, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$387.95The Children's Hospital of Alabama
Median$2,016.00half pay less
Highest$2,016.00in this market
Difference5.2×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 Birmingham, AL.

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Lowest $387.95Highest $2,016.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC U/S Limited Pelvis $387.95 $902.22 $902.22 57% —
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The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Sono Pelvis Limited - US Pelvis Limited $387.95 $902.22 $613.51–$812.00 57% —
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The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Sono Pelvis Limited - US Pelvis Limited $387.95 $902.22 $902.22 57% —
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The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC U/S Limited Pelvis $387.95 $902.22 $613.51–$812.00 57% —
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Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 877-1000 Hb Sono Pelvis Limited - Us Pelvis Limited $1,871.86 $1,871.86 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 783-3800 Hb Sono Pelvis Limited - Us Pelvis Limited $2,016.00 $2,016.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper, AL · (205) 387-4000 Hb Sono Pelvis Limited - Us Pelvis Limited $2,016.00 $2,016.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster, AL · (205) 620-8100 Hb Sono Pelvis Limited - Us Pelvis Limited $2,016.00 $2,016.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $387.95, median $2,016.00, highest $2,016.00 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $2,016.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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 limited pelvic ultrasound looks at one question in the pelvis, such as following up an ovarian cyst or checking the bladder.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.