Scans and imaging CPT 76857 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pelvic ultrasound (limited) cost in Columbia, SC — inpatient

In Columbia, SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for pelvic ultrasound (not pregnancy), limited or follow-up as an inpatient: from $224.50 to $430.50, with a median of $224.50. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast and 1 other hospital. Across South Carolina, the median is $547.90 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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$224.50MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast + 1 more
Median$224.50half pay less
Highest$430.50in this market
Difference1.9×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 Columbia, SC.

median
Lowest $224.50Highest $430.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast lowest Columbia, SC HB US PELVIC NON-OB LIMITED $224.50 $449.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown lowest Columbia, SC HB US PELVIC NON-OB LIMITED $224.50 $449.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC HB US PELVIC NON-OB LIMITED $430.50 $861.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $224.50, median $224.50, highest $430.50 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $224.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.