Pelvic ultrasound (limited) cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Pelvic ultrasound (not pregnancy), limited or follow-up: from $252.45 to $276.93, with a median of $264.69. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Health Northern California LLC — $12.24 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $520.00 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 76857, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC lowest Fortuna, CA HC US EXAM PELVIC LIMITED | $252.45 | $495.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC US EXAM PELVIC LIMITED | $276.93 | $543.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CA HC US EXAM PELVIC LIMITED | $986.34 | $1,934.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Fortuna, CA HC US ED EXAM PELVIC LIMITED CDM | $986.34 | $1,934.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC US ED EXAM PELVIC LIMITED CDM | $1,033.26 | $2,026.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Eureka, CA HC US EXAM PELVIC LIMITED | $1,183.20 | $2,320.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $252.45, median $264.69, highest $276.93 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,009.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.