Gallbladder or liver ultrasound cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 33 hospitals publish a cash price for limited abdominal ultrasound of one organ or area, such as the gallbladder: from $186.50 to $1,327.00, with a median of $540.00. The lowest price is at Southcoast Hospitals Group (Fall River) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 7.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $540.00, is 9% above the US median of $496.87.
- That is 5.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Massachusetts ranks 30th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 18 of 33 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 76705. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 17, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$186.50Southcoast Hospitals Group + 2 more
Median$540.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,327.00in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$353.50vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southcoast Hospitals Group lowest Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC US- Abdomen Limited | $186.50 | $373.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital lowest St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC US- Abdomen Limited | $186.50 | $373.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus lowest Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC US- Abdomen Limited | $186.50 | $373.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA Echo exam of abdomen | $205.00 | $205.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg US Abdominal Real Time W/Image Limited | $211.43 | $469.84 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg US Abdominal Real Time W/Image Limited | $235.73 | $523.84 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC US Abdomen Limited - US Gallbladder | $354.20 | $506.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC US Abdomen Limited - US Gallbladder | $364.00 | $520.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC US Abdomen Limited - US Rectum | $365.40 | $522.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH US; ABD LMTD | $376.60 | $538.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN | $419.25 | $559.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg US Abdominal Real Time W/Image Limited | $436.50 | $970.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| The Mercy Hospital Springfield · Springfield, MA HC US Abdomen Limited | $439.40 | $676.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC US RUQ GB LUQ LTD ABD | $465.41 | $465.41 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC US ABDOMINAL REAL TIME W IMAGE LTD | $530.00 | $530.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC US ABDOMINAL REAL TIME W IMAGE LTD | $530.00 | $530.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Milford Regional Medical Center Milford · Worcester, MA Pancreas | $540.00 | $540.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Echo Exam Abdomen - Limited | $550.00 | $550.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC US RUQ GB LUQ LTD ABD | $564.15 | $564.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC US ABDOMINAL REAL TIME W IMAGE LTD | $609.00 | $609.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC US Lmtd Abd Sgl Organ Quad | $621.00 | $621.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC US ABDOMINAL REAL TIME W IMAGE LTD | $634.00 | $634.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN | $664.50 | $664.50 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA US ABD R-T w/Img Doc Ltd | $685.24 | $721.30 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Great Barrington · Pittsfield, MA US ABD R-T w/Img Doc Ltd | $685.24 | $721.30 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams · Pittsfield, MA US ABD R-T w/Img Doc Ltd | $685.24 | $721.30 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC US ABDOMINAL REAL TIME W IMAGE LTD | $693.00 | $693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC US ABDOMINAL REAL TIME W IMAGE LTD | $708.00 | $708.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC US ABDOMINAL REAL TIME W IMAGE LTD | $751.00 | $751.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC US ABDOMINAL REAL TIME W IMAGE LTD | $752.00 | $752.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC US Lmtd Abd Sgl Organ Quad | $1,103.00 | $1,103.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC US ABDOMINAL REAL TIME W IMAGE LTD | $1,158.00 | $1,158.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC US Lmtd Abd Sgl Organ Quad | $1,327.00 | $1,327.00 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 20 | $186.50 | $530.00 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 4 | $186.50 | $325.96 |
| Worcester, MA | 4 | $540.00 | $862.00 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3 | $685.24 | $685.24 |
| Springfield, MA | 2 | $205.00 | $322.20 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What gallbladder or liver ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Gallbladder or liver ultrasound explained.
Limited abdominal ultrasound of one organ or area, such as the gallbladder in other states
- Alabama$363.09
- Alaska$626.72
- Arizona$389.66
- Arkansas$241.60
- California$828.80
- Colorado$581.86
- Connecticut$315.49
- Delaware$850.93
- District of Columbia$623.20, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,130.27
- Georgia$488.75
- Hawaii$557.90
- Idaho$441.00
- Illinois$691.89
- Indiana$456.72
- Iowa$471.25
- Kansas$317.25
- Kentucky$574.80
- Louisiana$259.63
- Maine$247.53
- Maryland$573.68
- Michigan$465.12
- Minnesota$436.56
- Mississippi$267.31
- Missouri$494.00
- Montana$408.36
- Nebraska$585.00
- Nevada$774.00
- New Hampshire$503.99
- New Jersey$163.60
- New Mexico$480.00
- New York$380.00
- North Carolina$546.00
- North Dakota$388.70
- Ohio$552.00
- Oklahoma$388.00
- Oregon$490.75
- Pennsylvania$606.09
- Puerto Rico$125.00
- Rhode Island$454.00
- South Carolina$657.00
- South Dakota$824.80
- Tennessee$267.74
- Texas$604.43
- Utah$1,072.20
- Vermont$653.66
- Virginia$658.00
- Washington$505.88
- West Virginia$402.50
- Wisconsin$445.00
- Wyoming$612.50
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.