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Pregnancy ultrasound (after first trimester) in Houston, TX costs $74 to $2,400. Here's every hospital's price.

17 hospitals in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area publish a cash price for pregnancy ultrasound (after first trimester) (CPT 76805). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, 17 hospitals list a cash price for pregnancy ultrasound (after first trimester) (CPT 76805). The lowest is $74 at University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, the median is $1,089 and the highest is $2,400 at Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 33 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Houston, TX median of $1,089 is 109% above the national median of $520 across 522 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

17 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $63 to $3,110. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between March 2023 and April 2026. 43 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$74
lowest cash price in Houston, TX
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston · 48 mi
$1,015 below the median
$1,089
median cash price
17 hospitals
33×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
17/60
hospitals with a cash price
43 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

Galveston · 48 mi · Older file Mar 2023

$74
list $378 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Harris Health

Houston · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$102
list $911 · lowest of 10 lines
3
Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$922
list $1,844 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Baylor St Lukes Medical Center

Houston · 7 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,089
list $3,110 · lowest of 4 lines
5
St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,089
list $3,110 · lowest of 4 lines
6
St Luke's Patients Medical Center

Pasadena · 16 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,089
list $3,110 · lowest of 4 lines
7
St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital

Sugar Land · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,089
list $3,110 · lowest of 4 lines
8
Chi St Lukes Lakeside Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,089
list $3,110 · lowest of 4 lines
9
St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage

Houston · 19 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,089
list $3,110 · lowest of 4 lines
10
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital

Baytown · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$2,317
list $4,633 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital

Nassau Bay · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$2,317
list $4,633 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital

Sugar Land · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$2,317
list $4,633
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 76805. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 76805, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About pregnancy ultrasound (after first trimester)

CPT 76805 is the standard anatomy ultrasound in pregnancy, usually done at 18 to 22 weeks. It checks the baby's organs, growth, placenta and amniotic fluid. It takes 30 to 45 minutes and is part of routine prenatal care.

What the price covers

The hospital's price is the technical fee for the machine, the sonographer and the room. The reading by a radiologist or maternal-fetal medicine specialist is billed separately. First-trimester ultrasounds (76801) and follow-up growth scans (76816) are different codes with different prices.

How this fits with a global maternity price

If your delivery is billed as a global package (59400 or 59510), routine prenatal visits are included but ultrasounds usually are not. Ask the practice which scans are inside the package and which are billed separately.

Why prices vary

The spread between hospitals is several times for the same scan. Obstetric practices with their own ultrasound equipment, and hospital-owned outpatient centers, are usually cheaper than the hospital's main imaging department.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 76805, and does it include the specialist reading?
  • Is the anatomy scan included in my maternity package?
  • Can the scan be done at the practice or an outpatient site for less?

Hospitals in Houston, TX without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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