How much does ultrasound abdomen, limited cost in Texas?
CPT 76705 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Texas.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
76705 Ultrasound abdomen, limited
Ask to pay
$213
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$604
Medicare $106
Ask $213
$84 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $6,504
What Medicare paysⓘ
$106
Typical price near you
$604
Cash / self-pay price
$750
Prices near you — 74 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas) lowest | Hospital | $84cash | 0.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $104cash | 1.0× | — |
| Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $104cash | 1.0× | — |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills (San Antonio) | Hospital | $156cash | 1.5× | — |
| University Medical Center of El Paso | Hospital | $163cash | 1.5× | ★★★★★ |
| UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) | Hospital | $220negotiated | 2.1× | — |
| University Hospital - University Health (San Antonio) | Hospital | $237cash | 2.2× | — |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at UT (Austin) | Hospital | $250cash | 2.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Hospital | $250cash | 2.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $304cash | 2.9× | ★★★★★ |
| JPS Health Network – John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $319cash | 3.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $441cash | 4.1× | — |
| Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $459cash | 4.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Hospital | $546cash | 5.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Hospital | $546cash | 5.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Hospital | $546cash | 5.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Hospital | $546cash | 5.1× | — |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington) | Hospital | $546cash | 5.1× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Hospital | $546cash | 5.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Hospital | $546cash | 5.1× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Hospital | $546cash | 5.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Hospital | $546cash | 5.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $546cash | 5.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Hospital | $546cash | 5.1× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Hospital | $546cash | 5.1× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Hospital | $546cash | 5.1× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Hospital | $546cash | 5.1× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Hospital | $546cash | 5.1× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Hospital | $546cash | 5.1× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Hospital | $546cash | 5.1× | — |
| Parkland Health (Dallas) | Hospital | $589cash | 5.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock | Hospital | $604cash | 5.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano | Hospital | $629cash | 5.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $629cash | 5.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $629cash | 5.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station | Hospital | $672cash | 6.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple | Hospital | $672cash | 6.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Children's Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $750cash | 7.1× | — |
| Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo) | Hospital | $802cash | 7.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $824cash | 7.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $824cash | 7.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $824cash | 7.8× | — |
| The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $850cash | 8.0× | — |
| Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) | Hospital | $954cash | 9.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg) | Hospital | $967cash | 9.1× | — |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Harlingen | Hospital | $1,019cash | 9.6× | — |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $1,069cash | 10.1× | ★★★★★ |
| St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $1,069cash | 10.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $1,129cash | 10.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Plano | Hospital | $1,247cash | 11.7× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $1,258cash | 11.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Frisco | Hospital | $1,272cash | 12.0× | — |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $1,274cash | 12.0× | — |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (Round Rock) | Hospital | $1,343cash | 12.6× | — |
| St. David's Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $1,361cash | 12.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Fort Worth | Hospital | $1,376cash | 12.9× | ★★★★★ |
| UMC Health System – University Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $1,556cash | 14.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $1,850cash | 17.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $1,980cash | 18.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land) | Hospital | $1,980cash | 18.6× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $2,151cash | 20.2× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $2,151cash | 20.2× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $2,625cash | 24.7× | ★★★★★ |
| North Central Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $2,985cash | 28.1× | — |
| St. Luke's Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $2,985cash | 28.1× | — |
| Northeast Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $2,985cash | 28.1× | — |
| Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $2,994cash | 28.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $2,994cash | 28.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Texsan (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $2,994cash | 28.2× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Metropolitan (San Antonio) gross charge | Hospital | $2,994cash | 28.2× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $3,078cash | 28.9× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $3,822cash | 35.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville gross charge | Hospital | $5,258cash | 49.4× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) gross charge | Hospital | $6,504cash | 61.2× | ★★★★★ |
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. 11 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 76705 (Ultrasound abdomen, limited), 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 76705 is $750.40, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $545.55–$1,421.30. 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 76705 cost in Texas?
For ultrasound abdomen, limited (CPT 76705) in Texas, a fair self-pay price is around $604, with hospitals ranging from $546 to $1,421 across 74 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 abdomen, limited cost in Texas?
A fair self-pay price for ultrasound abdomen, limited (CPT 76705) in Texas is around $604, with hospital prices ranging from $546 to $1,421 across 74 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 76705?
Medicare pays about $106 for ultrasound abdomen, limited (CPT 76705). 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 abdomen, limited?
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.