How much does ultrasound pelvic (non-OB), complete cost in California?
CPT 76856 — 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.
76856 Ultrasound pelvic (non-OB), complete
Ask to pay
$213
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$941
Medicare $106
Ask $213
$19 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $6,763
What Medicare paysⓘ
$106
Typical price near you
$941
Cash / self-pay price
$986
Prices near you — 92 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health Bakersfield (Bakersfield) lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $19cash | 0.2× | — |
| Adventist Health Glendale (Glendale) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $21cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Medical Center (Orange) | Hospital | $66cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage) | Hospital | $67cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (Torrance) | Hospital | $125negotiated | 1.2× | — |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $125negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| 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× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. Joseph's Medical Center (Stockton) | Hospital | $255cash | 2.4× | — |
| UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $324cash | 3.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley (Simi Valley) | Hospital | $361cash | 3.4× | — |
| Natividad Medical Center (Salinas) | Hospital | $368cash | 3.5× | — |
| Dignity Mercy General Hospital (Sacramento) | Hospital | $409cash | 3.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Tri-City Medical Center (Oceanside) | Hospital | $487cash | 4.6× | — |
| Dignity St. Mary Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $500cash | 4.7× | — |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills) | Hospital | $503cash | 4.7× | — |
| Dignity Mercy San Juan Medical Center (Carmichael) | Hospital | $513cash | 4.8× | — |
| Adventist Health White Memorial (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $538cash | 5.1× | — |
| UCI Health – Fountain Valley (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $543cash | 5.1× | — |
| UCI Health – Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos) | Hospital | $543cash | 5.1× | — |
| UCI Health – Placentia Linda (Placentia) | Hospital | $543cash | 5.1× | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (La Jolla) | Hospital | $578cash | 5.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego (San Diego) | Hospital | $578cash | 5.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas (Encinitas) | Hospital | $578cash | 5.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $578cash | 5.4× | — |
| Scripps Green Hospital (La Jolla) | Hospital | $578cash | 5.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Bakersfield Memorial Hospital (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $578cash | 5.4× | — |
| Dignity St. Bernardine Medical Center (San Bernardino) | Hospital | $583cash | 5.5× | — |
| Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Apple Valley) | Hospital | $587cash | 5.5× | — |
| USC Arcadia Hospital (Arcadia) | Hospital | $646cash | 6.1× | — |
| Highland Hospital – Alameda Health System (Oakland) | Hospital | $670cash | 6.3× | — |
| Dignity Glendale Memorial Hospital (Glendale) | Hospital | $693cash | 6.5× | — |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance (Torrance) | Hospital | $701cash | 6.6× | ★★★★★ |
| John Muir Health Walnut Creek Medical Center (Walnut Creek) | Hospital | $721cash | 6.8× | ★★★★★ |
| John Muir Health Concord Medical Center (Concord) | Hospital | $721cash | 6.8× | — |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (Burbank) | Hospital | $757cash | 7.1× | — |
| UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $768cash | 7.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta (Murrieta) | Hospital | $831cash | 7.8× | — |
| Providence Mission Hospital (Mission Viejo) | Hospital | $831cash | 7.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge) | Hospital | $843cash | 7.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. John's Regional Medical Center (Oxnard) | Hospital | $895cash | 8.4× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $941cash | 8.8× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $941cash | 8.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $941cash | 8.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center (Visalia) | Hospital | $970cash | 9.1× | — |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center (Tarzana) | Hospital | $986cash | 9.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Sequoia Hospital (Redwood City) | Hospital | $1,032cash | 9.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center (Fontana) | Hospital | $1,040cash | 9.8× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $1,040cash | 9.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente San Diego Zion Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $1,040cash | 9.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Los Robles Health System (Thousand Oaks) | Hospital | $1,057cash | 9.9× | — |
| Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $1,077cash | 10.1× | — |
| Dignity California Hospital Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $1,153cash | 10.8× | — |
| Stanford Health Care (Stanford) | Hospital | $1,178cash | 11.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley (Pleasanton) | Hospital | $1,178cash | 11.1× | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda) | Hospital | $1,180cash | 11.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Clovis Community Medical Center (Clovis) | Hospital | $1,202cash | 11.3× | — |
| Community Regional Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $1,202cash | 11.3× | — |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital (Orange) | Hospital | $1,219cash | 11.5× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Health – Lakewood (Lakewood) | Hospital | $1,235cash | 11.6× | — |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $1,305cash | 12.3× | — |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $1,312cash | 12.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital (Coronado) | Hospital | $1,312cash | 12.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $1,312cash | 12.3× | — |
| Sharp Grossmont Hospital (La Mesa) | Hospital | $1,312cash | 12.3× | ★★★★★ |
| UC San Diego Health - Hillcrest & Jacobs Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $1,327cash | 12.5× | — |
| Dignity Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz) | Hospital | $1,352cash | 12.7× | — |
| Dignity Mercy Medical Center Redding (Redding) | Hospital | $1,461cash | 13.7× | — |
| Sutter Memorial Medical Center (Modesto) | Hospital | $1,596cash | 15.0× | — |
| Sutter Eden Medical Center (Castro Valley) | Hospital | $1,596cash | 15.0× | — |
| Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford (Palo Alto) | Hospital | $1,596cash | 15.0× | — |
| Sutter Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (Burlingame) | Hospital | $1,596cash | 15.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $1,596cash | 15.0× | — |
| Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Oakland) | Hospital | $1,596cash | 15.0× | — |
| Sutter Medical Center Sacramento (Sacramento) | Hospital | $1,596cash | 15.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter CPMC Van Ness Campus (San Francisco) | Hospital | $1,596cash | 15.0× | — |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center (Roseville) | Hospital | $1,596cash | 15.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Desert Regional Medical Center (Palm Springs) | Hospital | $1,662cash | 15.6× | — |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton) | Hospital | $1,788cash | 16.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $1,985cash | 18.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center (Napa) | Hospital | $2,194cash | 20.6× | — |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $2,265cash | 21.3× | — |
| MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center (Laguna Hills) | Hospital | $2,265cash | 21.3× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $2,265cash | 21.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Keck Hospital of USC (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $2,438cash | 22.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Riverside University Health System Medical Center (Moreno Valley) gross charge | Hospital | $2,937cash | 27.6× | — |
| JFK Memorial Hospital (Indio) gross charge | Hospital | $3,556cash | 33.4× | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital (Riverside) gross charge | Hospital | $3,679cash | 34.6× | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose) gross charge | Hospital | $6,763cash | 63.6× | — |
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. 6 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 76856 (Ultrasound pelvic (non-OB), complete), 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 76856 is $985.60, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $543.20–$1,345.97. 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 76856 cost in California?
For ultrasound pelvic (non-OB), complete (CPT 76856) in California, a fair self-pay price is around $941, with hospitals ranging from $543 to $1,346 across 92 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 ultrasound pelvic (non-OB), complete cost in California?
A fair self-pay price for ultrasound pelvic (non-OB), complete (CPT 76856) in California is around $941, with hospital prices ranging from $543 to $1,346 across 92 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 76856?
Medicare pays about $106 for ultrasound pelvic (non-OB), complete (CPT 76856). 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 ultrasound pelvic (non-OB), complete?
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.