Gallbladder or liver ultrasound cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 60 hospitals publish a cash price for limited abdominal ultrasound of one organ or area, such as the gallbladder: from $221.13 to $1,826.16, with a median of $552.30. The lowest price is at Duke University Hospital (Durham) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 8.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $552.30, is 11% above the US median of $496.00.
- That is 5.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- North Carolina ranks 32nd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 60 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 Nov 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$221.13Duke University Hospital + 2 more
Median$552.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,826.16in North Carolina
Lowest saves$331.17vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Hospital lowest Durham · Durham, NC US Abd Ltd | $221.13 | $819.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital lowest Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC US Abd Ltd | $221.13 | $819.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital lowest Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC US Abd Ltd | $221.13 | $819.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor · Windsor, NC US Abd Ltd/Sngl Organ/Quad/Fu | $248.08 | $443.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ED US Abd, Spleen | $271.62 | $1,006.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Us Abdominal | $320.50 | $641.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alleghany County Memorial Hospital Sparta · Sparta, NC HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $334.50 | $669.00 | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy · Mount Airy, NC Gallbladder US | $340.00 | $500.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC US ABDOMINAL (LIMITED) | $340.80 | $1,704.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $373.00 | $746.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $394.00 | $788.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center Lexington · Winston-Salem, NC HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $396.00 | $792.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| High Point Regional Health High Point · Greensboro-High Point, NC HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $401.00 | $802.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; limited (eg, single organ, quadrant, follow-up) | $407.00 | $1,017.50 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Echo Exam of Abdomen | $441.94 | $1,163.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Echo Exam of Abdomen | $441.94 | $1,163.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC US Abd Ltd | $482.22 | $1,786.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $493.00 | $986.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $493.00 | $986.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $493.00 | $986.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $493.00 | $986.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $493.00 | $986.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $493.00 | $986.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $493.00 | $986.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $493.00 | $986.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $493.00 | $986.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $493.00 | $986.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center Laurinburg · Laurinburg, NC HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $497.00 | $994.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; limited (eg, single organ, quadrant, follow-up) | $514.00 | $1,285.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy · Murphy, NC HC Abdomen,US,Lmtd | $525.00 | $750.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC LIMITED ULTRASOUND SCAN OF ABDOMEN | $579.60 | $966.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC LIMITED ULTRASOUND SCAN OF ABDOMEN | $579.60 | $966.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford · Fayetteville, NC LIMITED ULTRASOUND SCAN OF ABDOMEN | $579.60 | $966.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC LIMITED ULTRASOUND SCAN OF ABDOMEN | $579.60 | $966.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC LIMITED ULTRASOUND SCAN OF ABDOMEN | $579.60 | $966.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin · Mount Airy, NC HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $590.00 | $1,180.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro · North Wilkesboro, NC HC US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $590.00 | $1,180.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; limited (eg, single organ, quadrant, follow-up) | $630.18 | $1,575.46 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN | $654.73 | $1,636.83 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, NC Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen | $709.10 | $1,013.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; limited (eg, single organ, quadrant, follow-up) | $886.40 | $2,216.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Polk Columbus · Columbus, NC HC US, ABDOMEN LIMITED | $899.75 | $899.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville · Whiteville, NC US Abdomen Limited | $1,006.22 | $1,437.45 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC US, ABDOMEN LIMITED | $1,088.00 | $1,088.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ER US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $1,227.00 | $1,227.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $1,227.00 | $1,227.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ER US ABDOMEN LIMITED | $1,227.00 | $1,227.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC US Abd Ltd/Sngl Organ/Quad/Fu | $1,232.78 | $2,326.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC US Abd Ltd/Sngl Organ/Quad/Fu | $1,232.78 | $2,326.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Outer Banks Hospital Nags Head · Kill Devil Hills, NC US Abd Ltd/Sngl Organ/Quad/Fu | $1,253.84 | $2,239.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Angel Medical Center Franklin · Franklin, NC US ABDOMEN LTD | $1,254.15 | $1,254.15 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Spruce Pine · Spruce Pine, NC US ABDOMEN LTD | $1,254.15 | $1,254.15 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Highlands · Highlands, NC US ABDOMEN LTD | $1,254.15 | $1,254.15 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Asheville · Asheville, NC US ABDOMEN LTD | $1,254.15 | $1,254.15 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital McDowell Marion · Marion, NC US ABDOMEN LTD | $1,254.15 | $1,254.15 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Duplin Hospital Kenansville · Kenansville, NC US Abd Ltd/Sngl Organ/Quad/Fu | $1,261.68 | $2,253.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton · Edenton, NC US Abd Ltd/Sngl Organ/Quad/Fu | $1,312.08 | $2,343.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids · Roanoke Rapids, NC US Abd Ltd/Sngl Organ/Quad/Fu | $1,603.84 | $2,864.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Carolina Health Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC US Abd Ltd/Sngl Organ/Quad/Fu | $1,685.04 | $3,009.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC US Abd Ltd/Sngl Organ/Quad/Fu | $1,826.16 | $3,261.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 13 | $271.62 | $493.00 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $579.60 | $579.60 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 3 | $221.13 | $441.94 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3 | $373.00 | $394.00 |
| Asheville, NC | 2 | $1,088.00 | $1,171.08 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $221.13 | $367.56 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 2 | $340.00 | $465.00 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $1,685.04 | $1,685.04 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $340.80 | $340.80 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $493.00 | $493.00 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $579.60 | $579.60 |
| Clinton, NC | 1 | $709.10 | $709.10 |
| Columbus, NC | 1 | $899.75 | $899.75 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $221.13 | $221.13 |
| Edenton, NC | 1 | $1,312.08 | $1,312.08 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $579.60 | $579.60 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $320.50 | $320.50 |
| Franklin, NC | 1 | $1,254.15 | $1,254.15 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $630.18 | $630.18 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1 | $401.00 | $401.00 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $1,232.78 | $1,232.78 |
| Highlands, NC | 1 | $1,254.15 | $1,254.15 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $654.73 | $654.73 |
| Kenansville, NC | 1 | $1,261.68 | $1,261.68 |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | 1 | $1,253.84 | $1,253.84 |
| Laurinburg, NC | 1 | $497.00 | $497.00 |
| Murphy, NC | 1 | $525.00 | $525.00 |
| Marion, NC | 1 | $1,254.15 | $1,254.15 |
| North Wilkesboro, NC | 1 | $590.00 | $590.00 |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1 | $1,603.84 | $1,603.84 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $1,826.16 | $1,826.16 |
| Sparta, NC | 1 | $334.50 | $334.50 |
| Spruce Pine, NC | 1 | $1,254.15 | $1,254.15 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $407.00 | $407.00 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $493.00 | $493.00 |
| Whiteville, NC | 1 | $1,006.22 | $1,006.22 |
| Windsor, NC | 1 | $248.08 | $248.08 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $1,232.78 | $1,232.78 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $886.40 | $886.40 |
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$417.30
- Iowa$471.25
- Kansas$317.25
- Kentucky$574.80
- Louisiana$259.63
- Maine$247.53
- Maryland$573.68
- Massachusetts$540.00
- Michigan$465.12
- Minnesota$436.56
- Mississippi$267.31
- Missouri$501.47
- Montana$408.36
- Nebraska$585.00
- Nevada$774.00
- New Hampshire$503.99
- New Jersey$163.60
- New Mexico$460.50
- New York$380.00
- North Dakota$388.70
- Ohio$552.00
- Oklahoma$385.70
- 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.