How much does OB ultrasound, first trimester cost in Texas?
CPT 76801 — 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.
76801 OB ultrasound, first trimester
Ask to pay
$213
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$597
Medicare $106
Ask $213
$104 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $6,890
What Medicare paysⓘ
$106
Typical price near you
$597
Cash / self-pay price
$652
Prices near you — 74 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Houston) lowest | Hospital | $104cash | 1.0× | — |
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $104cash | 1.0× | — |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills (San Antonio) | Hospital | $109cash | 1.0× | — |
| University Hospital - University Health (San Antonio) | Hospital | $139cash | 1.3× | — |
| Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $141negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| University Medical Center of El Paso | Hospital | $171cash | 1.6× | ★★★★★ |
| JPS Health Network – John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $232cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $293cash | 2.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Parkland Health (Dallas) | Hospital | $302cash | 2.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $319cash | 3.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at UT (Austin) | Hospital | $337cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Hospital | $337cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) | Hospital | $368negotiated | 3.5× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Hospital | $393cash | 3.7× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Hospital | $393cash | 3.7× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $393cash | 3.7× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Hospital | $393cash | 3.7× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Hospital | $393cash | 3.7× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Hospital | $393cash | 3.7× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Hospital | $393cash | 3.7× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Hospital | $393cash | 3.7× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Hospital | $393cash | 3.7× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Hospital | $393cash | 3.7× | — |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington) | Hospital | $393cash | 3.7× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Hospital | $393cash | 3.7× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Hospital | $393cash | 3.7× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Hospital | $393cash | 3.7× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Hospital | $393cash | 3.7× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Hospital | $393cash | 3.7× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Hospital | $393cash | 3.7× | — |
| St. David's Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $407cash | 3.8× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $478cash | 4.5× | — |
| Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $513cash | 4.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo) | Hospital | $547cash | 5.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock | Hospital | $580cash | 5.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple | Hospital | $614cash | 5.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station | Hospital | $614cash | 5.8× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (Round Rock) | Hospital | $643cash | 6.0× | — |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $661cash | 6.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano | Hospital | $661cash | 6.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $661cash | 6.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) | Hospital | $775cash | 7.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $806cash | 7.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $834cash | 7.8× | — |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $834cash | 7.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $834cash | 7.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg) | Hospital | $937cash | 8.8× | — |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $938cash | 8.8× | ★★★★★ |
| St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $938cash | 8.8× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $962cash | 9.0× | — |
| Texas Children's Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $989cash | 9.3× | — |
| UMC Health System – University Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $1,446cash | 13.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Frisco | Hospital | $1,579cash | 14.8× | — |
| Medical City Plano | Hospital | $1,609cash | 15.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land) | Hospital | $1,704cash | 16.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $1,704cash | 16.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $1,754cash | 16.5× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $1,902cash | 17.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Fort Worth | Hospital | $2,249cash | 21.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville | Hospital | $2,704cash | 25.4× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $2,858cash | 26.9× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $3,020cash | 28.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Metropolitan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $3,060cash | 28.8× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Texsan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $3,060cash | 28.8× | — |
| Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $3,060cash | 28.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio) | Hospital | $3,060cash | 28.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Harlingen | Hospital | $3,505cash | 33.0× | — |
| St. Luke's Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $3,658cash | 34.4× | — |
| North Central Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $3,658cash | 34.4× | — |
| Northeast Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $3,658cash | 34.4× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $3,818cash | 35.9× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $4,475cash | 42.1× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $4,554cash | 42.8× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) gross charge | Hospital | $6,890cash | 64.8× | ★★★★★ |
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. 4 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 76801 (OB ultrasound, first trimester), 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 76801 is $651.99, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $393.00–$1,716.50. 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 76801 cost in Texas?
For OB ultrasound, first trimester (CPT 76801) in Texas, a fair self-pay price is around $597, with hospitals ranging from $393 to $1,716 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 OB ultrasound, first trimester cost in Texas?
A fair self-pay price for OB ultrasound, first trimester (CPT 76801) in Texas is around $597, with hospital prices ranging from $393 to $1,716 across 74 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 76801?
Medicare pays about $106 for OB ultrasound, first trimester (CPT 76801). 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, first trimester?
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.