Scans and imaging CPT 76857 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pelvic ultrasound (limited) cost in Cincinnati, OH — inpatient

In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 11 hospitals list a cash price for pelvic ultrasound (not pregnancy), limited or follow-up as an inpatient: from $60.69 to $860.40, with a median of $256.80. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center — $196.11 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $403.50 at 97 hospitals.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 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 Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$60.69Children's Hospital Medical Center
Median$256.80half pay less
Highest$860.40in this market
Difference14.2×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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.

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Lowest $60.69Highest $860.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Chg Us Pelvic Nonobstetric Image Dcmtn Limited/F/U|By Specialist $60.69 $119.00 $16.44–$119.00 49% —
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Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Chg Us Pelvic Nonobstetric Image Dcmtn Limited/F/U|By Midlevel $60.69 $119.00 $12.33–$99.43 49% —
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Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC US Pelvis Limited $70.20 $117.00 — 40% —
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Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Us Pelvic Non Ob Limited Urod $94.00 $235.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 HC US Pelvis Limited $122.40 $204.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC US Pelvis Limited $244.80 $408.00 — 40% —
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The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC US Pelvis Limited $256.80 $428.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 HC US Pelvis Limited $256.80 $428.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC US Pelvis Limited $256.80 $428.00 — 40% —
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Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb Ult Pelvis Limited $310.59 $609.00 $292.32–$609.00 49% —
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Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb Ed Ult Pelvis Limited $310.59 $609.00 $292.32–$609.00 49% —
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Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb Nicu Ult Pelvis Limited $310.59 $609.00 $292.32–$609.00 49% —
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McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC US Pelvic Limited $367.41 $489.88 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Us Pelvis Ltd (Spec Instr) $368.40 $921.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Us Pelvis Non-Ob Limited $860.40 $1,434.00 — 40% Jul 1, 2026
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West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Us Pelvis Non-Ob Limited $860.40 $1,434.00 — 40% Jul 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $60.69, median $256.80, highest $860.40 — a 14.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $244.80 — 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. 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.