Pelvic ultrasound (limited) cost in California

In California, 213 hospitals publish a cash price for pelvic ultrasound (not pregnancy), limited or follow-up: from $49.29 to $6,746.53, with a median of $538.81. The lowest price is at Pioneers Memorial Hospital (Brawley). The highest price is 136.9× the lowest.

• The median here, $538.81, is 44% above the US median of $373.13.
• That is 5.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
• California ranks 44th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 60 of 213 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 76857. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map