Transvaginal OB ultrasound cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 81 hospitals publish a cash price for transvaginal ultrasound during pregnancy: from $117.30 to $907.00, with a median of $452.90. The lowest price is at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital (Council Bluffs). The highest price is 7.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $452.90, is 3% above the US median of $440.22.
- That is 4.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Iowa ranks 29th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 81 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 76817. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$117.30Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Median$452.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$907.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$335.60vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital lowest Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Ultrasound Pregnant Uterus Transvaginal ER-MD | $117.30 | $391.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $154.00 | $154.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $155.00 | $155.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $184.20 | $307.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $210.00 | $525.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $229.84 | $442.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $234.65 | $361.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 76817 US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $235.82 | $397.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Transvaginal US Obstetric | $251.00 | $251.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $253.60 | $317.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $262.26 | $327.82 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $267.67 | $399.50 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $269.60 | $337.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $274.00 | $274.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $292.05 | $324.50 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $299.82 | $526.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $303.00 | $505.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $315.00 | $420.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA US | $315.20 | $394.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $318.40 | $398.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA Transvaginal US Obstetrical | $331.50 | $442.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $339.50 | $350.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $342.00 | $380.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA US OB transvaginal | $343.15 | $403.71 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $360.76 | $622.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $364.80 | $608.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $368.56 | $460.69 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $372.47 | $465.58 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $372.47 | $465.58 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $372.80 | $466.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC US PREG UTERUS TRANSVAGINAL | $377.10 | $838.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Transvaginal | $383.50 | $590.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL US OB Transvaginal | $384.00 | $640.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA US OB Transvaginal | $384.00 | $640.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $393.47 | $491.84 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $404.80 | $506.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC US PREG UTERUS TRANSVAGINAL | $408.07 | $949.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC US PREG UTERUS TRANSVAGINAL | $419.00 | $838.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $427.00 | $427.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $440.00 | $551.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $452.90 | $647.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $453.60 | $567.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $455.20 | $569.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $457.90 | $482.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas · Pocahontas, IA HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $461.00 | $461.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $476.25 | $635.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $480.16 | $600.19 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $481.50 | $642.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Transvaginal | $481.65 | $741.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $503.50 | $629.37 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $505.60 | $632.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $508.20 | $726.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $512.04 | $640.04 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia · Albia, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $523.20 | $872.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $523.50 | $698.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie County Hospital Guthrie Center · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $537.00 | $537.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $547.09 | $683.86 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Transvaginal | $550.55 | $847.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $564.30 | $627.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $568.40 | $1,015.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, transvaginal | $577.50 | $770.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB ULTRASOUND-PREGNANT UTERUS, TRANSVAGINAL -ENDO/IVF | $584.50 | $835.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB ULTRASOUND-PREGNANT UTERUS, TRANSVAGINAL -ENDO/IVF | $584.50 | $835.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Transvaginal | $589.55 | $907.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Transvaginal | $589.55 | $907.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Transvaginal | $589.55 | $907.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA TRANSVAGINAL US OBSTETRIC | $590.40 | $738.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $590.73 | $738.41 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $590.73 | $738.41 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Transvaginal | $609.00 | $609.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $626.59 | $783.23 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $630.81 | $788.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Transvaginal | $671.45 | $1,033.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $679.00 | $700.00 | — source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA US PG UTR TRANSVAG | $699.20 | $874.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA | $738.17 | $761.00 | — source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Vaginal ultrasound of pregnant uterus | $746.90 | $1,067.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $791.00 | $791.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA HC US OB TRANSVAGINAL | $817.60 | $1,022.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Transvaginal | $874.90 | $1,346.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC US Pregnant Uterus Transvaginal | $907.00 | $907.00 | Mar 31, 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 6 | $251.00 | $460.25 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 5 | $229.84 | $372.80 |
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $315.00 | $584.50 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $117.30 | $408.07 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $503.50 | $660.55 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $267.67 | $270.84 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $453.60 | $466.88 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $384.00 | $467.28 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2 | $384.00 | $487.36 |
| Dubuque, IA | 2 | $626.59 | $649.02 |
| Albia, IA | 1 | $523.20 | $523.20 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $455.20 | $455.20 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $452.90 | $452.90 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $155.00 | $155.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $364.80 | $364.80 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $481.50 | $481.50 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $547.09 | $547.09 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $907.00 | $907.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $210.00 | $210.00 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $342.00 | $342.00 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $523.50 | $523.50 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $303.00 | $303.00 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $377.10 | $377.10 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $154.00 | $154.00 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $508.20 | $508.20 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $404.80 | $404.80 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $577.50 | $577.50 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $738.17 | $738.17 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $184.20 | $184.20 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $512.04 | $512.04 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $476.25 | $476.25 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $630.81 | $630.81 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $505.60 | $505.60 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $564.30 | $564.30 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $360.76 | $360.76 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $343.15 | $343.15 |
| Humboldt, IA | 1 | $292.05 | $292.05 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $427.00 | $427.00 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $568.40 | $568.40 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $746.90 | $746.90 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $440.00 | $440.00 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $590.40 | $590.40 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $791.00 | $791.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $372.47 | $372.47 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $481.65 | $481.65 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $590.73 | $590.73 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $589.55 | $589.55 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $589.55 | $589.55 |
| Orange City, IA | 1 | $253.60 | $253.60 |
| Pocahontas, IA | 1 | $461.00 | $461.00 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $679.00 | $679.00 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $269.60 | $269.60 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $699.20 | $699.20 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $234.65 | $234.65 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $339.50 | $339.50 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $262.26 | $262.26 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $331.50 | $331.50 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $457.90 | $457.90 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $318.40 | $318.40 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $299.82 | $299.82 |
| Webster City, IA | 1 | $315.20 | $315.20 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $235.82 | $235.82 |
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 transvaginal OB ultrasound is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Transvaginal OB ultrasound explained.
Transvaginal ultrasound during pregnancy in other states
- Alabama$268.80
- Alaska$708.73
- Arizona$335.98
- Arkansas$184.80
- California$666.24
- Colorado$609.88
- Connecticut$272.00
- Delaware$687.81
- District of Columbia$630.51, 3 hospitals
- Florida$912.80
- Georgia$385.77
- Hawaii$403.80
- Idaho$428.80
- Illinois$530.00
- Indiana$369.60
- Kansas$350.46
- Kentucky$502.07
- Louisiana$181.05
- Maine$298.74
- Maryland$542.83
- Massachusetts$592.63
- Michigan$434.85
- Minnesota$347.91
- Mississippi$268.80
- Missouri$428.00
- Montana$398.44
- Nebraska$517.00
- Nevada$748.60
- New Hampshire$444.62
- New Jersey$141.90
- New Mexico$345.11
- New York$293.00
- North Carolina$446.50
- North Dakota$330.63
- Ohio$501.60
- Oklahoma$320.10
- Oregon$365.47
- Pennsylvania$552.86
- Puerto Rico$250.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$454.00
- South Carolina$679.50
- South Dakota$609.00
- Tennessee$225.33
- Texas$527.93
- Utah$631.11
- Vermont$720.00
- Virginia$480.70
- Washington$425.18
- West Virginia$288.50
- Wisconsin$391.35
- Wyoming$488.49
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.