Detailed fetal anatomy scan cost in California

In California, 165 hospitals publish a cash price for detailed fetal anatomy ultrasound, through the belly, one baby: from $90.20 to $3,165.21, with a median of $901.60. The lowest price is at Mercy Medical Center (Merced). The highest price is 35.1× the lowest.

• The median here, $901.60, is 37% above the US median of $660.10.
• That is 3.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
• California ranks 43rd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
• 47 of 165 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 76811. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 3, 2026. See them on a map