How much does OB ultrasound, ≥14 weeks cost in California?
CPT 76805 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for California.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
76805 OB ultrasound, ≥14 weeks
Ask to pay
$213
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$728
Medicare $106
Ask $213
$67 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $6,670
What Medicare paysⓘ
$106
Typical price near you
$728
Cash / self-pay price
$834
Prices near you — 91 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage) lowest | Hospital | $67cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Medical Center (Orange) | Hospital | $78cash | 0.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Natividad Medical Center (Salinas) | Hospital | $120cash | 1.1× | — |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center (Inglewood) | Hospital | $133cash | 1.3× | — |
| UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center (Santa Monica) | Hospital | $141negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $143negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (Pomona) | Hospital | $175cash | 1.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Newport Beach) | Hospital | $178negotiated | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (Torrance) | Hospital | $186negotiated | 1.8× | — |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $186negotiated | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (La Jolla) | Hospital | $227cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Green Hospital (La Jolla) | Hospital | $227cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $227cash | 2.1× | — |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego (San Diego) | Hospital | $227cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas (Encinitas) | Hospital | $227cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $258cash | 2.4× | — |
| Dignity St. Mary Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $264cash | 2.5× | — |
| Dignity Mercy General Hospital (Sacramento) | Hospital | $274cash | 2.6× | ★★★★★ |
| UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $304cash | 2.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. Joseph's Medical Center (Stockton) | Hospital | $309cash | 2.9× | — |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley (Simi Valley) | Hospital | $321cash | 3.0× | — |
| Dignity Mercy San Juan Medical Center (Carmichael) | Hospital | $344cash | 3.2× | — |
| Adventist Health Glendale (Glendale) | Hospital | $383cash | 3.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance (Torrance) | Hospital | $390cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Glendale Memorial Hospital (Glendale) | Hospital | $407cash | 3.8× | — |
| Tri-City Medical Center (Oceanside) | Hospital | $460cash | 4.3× | — |
| Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $474negotiated | 4.5× | — |
| Dignity Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge) | Hospital | $529cash | 5.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills) | Hospital | $544cash | 5.1× | — |
| Adventist Health White Memorial (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $552cash | 5.2× | — |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton) | Hospital | $560cash | 5.3× | ★★★★★ |
| UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $564cash | 5.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center (Tarzana) | Hospital | $579cash | 5.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Bakersfield Memorial Hospital (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $593cash | 5.6× | — |
| John Muir Health Concord Medical Center (Concord) | Hospital | $632cash | 5.9× | — |
| John Muir Health Walnut Creek Medical Center (Walnut Creek) | Hospital | $632cash | 5.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Mission Hospital (Mission Viejo) | Hospital | $635cash | 6.0× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Health – Fountain Valley (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $655cash | 6.2× | — |
| UCI Health – Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos) | Hospital | $655cash | 6.2× | — |
| UCI Health – Placentia Linda (Placentia) | Hospital | $655cash | 6.2× | — |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley (Pleasanton) | Hospital | $680cash | 6.4× | — |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (Burbank) | Hospital | $706cash | 6.6× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center (Fontana) | Hospital | $728cash | 6.8× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $728cash | 6.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente San Diego Zion Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $728cash | 6.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. Bernardine Medical Center (San Bernardino) | Hospital | $729cash | 6.9× | — |
| USC Arcadia Hospital (Arcadia) | Hospital | $775cash | 7.3× | — |
| Dignity Mercy Medical Center Redding (Redding) | Hospital | $776cash | 7.3× | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center (Visalia) | Hospital | $834cash | 7.8× | — |
| UC San Diego Health - Hillcrest & Jacobs Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $863cash | 8.1× | — |
| Stanford Health Care (Stanford) | Hospital | $879cash | 8.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity California Hospital Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $909cash | 8.6× | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda) | Hospital | $927cash | 8.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $946cash | 8.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $946cash | 8.9× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $946cash | 8.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. John's Regional Medical Center (Oxnard) | Hospital | $965cash | 9.1× | — |
| Dignity Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz) | Hospital | $980cash | 9.2× | — |
| Dignity Sequoia Hospital (Redwood City) | Hospital | $986cash | 9.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Apple Valley) | Hospital | $1,035cash | 9.7× | — |
| Highland Hospital – Alameda Health System (Oakland) | Hospital | $1,052cash | 9.9× | — |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $1,069cash | 10.1× | — |
| Sharp Grossmont Hospital (La Mesa) | Hospital | $1,069cash | 10.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $1,069cash | 10.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital (Coronado) | Hospital | $1,069cash | 10.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Clovis Community Medical Center (Clovis) | Hospital | $1,116cash | 10.5× | — |
| Community Regional Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $1,116cash | 10.5× | — |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital (Orange) | Hospital | $1,174cash | 11.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford (Palo Alto) | Hospital | $1,332cash | 12.5× | — |
| Keck Hospital of USC (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $1,344cash | 12.6× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Health – Lakewood (Lakewood) | Hospital | $1,410cash | 13.3× | — |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $1,479cash | 13.9× | — |
| Sutter CPMC Van Ness Campus (San Francisco) | Hospital | $1,479cash | 13.9× | — |
| Sutter Memorial Medical Center (Modesto) | Hospital | $1,479cash | 13.9× | — |
| Sutter Medical Center Sacramento (Sacramento) | Hospital | $1,479cash | 13.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center (Roseville) | Hospital | $1,479cash | 13.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Oakland) | Hospital | $1,479cash | 13.9× | — |
| Sutter Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (Burlingame) | Hospital | $1,479cash | 13.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Eden Medical Center (Castro Valley) | Hospital | $1,479cash | 13.9× | — |
| Desert Regional Medical Center (Palm Springs) | Hospital | $1,888cash | 17.8× | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $1,894cash | 17.8× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $2,350cash | 22.1× | — |
| MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center (Laguna Hills) | Hospital | $2,350cash | 22.1× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $2,350cash | 22.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center (Napa) | Hospital | $2,354cash | 22.1× | — |
| Los Robles Health System (Thousand Oaks) | Hospital | $2,416cash | 22.7× | — |
| Riverside University Health System Medical Center (Moreno Valley) gross charge | Hospital | $2,877cash | 27.1× | — |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (Santa Rosa) gross charge | Hospital | $2,879cash | 27.1× | — |
| JFK Memorial Hospital (Indio) gross charge | Hospital | $5,070cash | 47.7× | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital (Riverside) gross charge | Hospital | $5,716cash | 53.8× | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose) gross charge | Hospital | $6,670cash | 62.7× | — |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 5 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 76805 (OB ultrasound, ≥14 weeks), Medicare's benchmark rate is $106.34. A fair self-pay target for this line is $212.68. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 76805 is $834.00, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $383.25–$1,332.50. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 76805 cost in California?
For OB ultrasound, ≥14 weeks (CPT 76805) in California, a fair self-pay price is around $728, with hospitals ranging from $383 to $1,332 across 91 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $106, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does OB ultrasound, ≥14 weeks cost in California?
A fair self-pay price for OB ultrasound, ≥14 weeks (CPT 76805) in California is around $728, with hospital prices ranging from $383 to $1,332 across 91 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 76805?
Medicare pays about $106 for OB ultrasound, ≥14 weeks (CPT 76805). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of OB ultrasound, ≥14 weeks?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.