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Transvaginal ultrasound in Houston, TX costs $52 to $1,493. Here's every hospital's price.

16 hospitals in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area publish a cash price for transvaginal ultrasound (CPT 76830). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, 16 hospitals list a cash price for transvaginal ultrasound (CPT 76830). The lowest is $52 at University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, the median is $720 and the highest is $1,493 at Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 29 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Houston, TX median of $720 is 43% above the national median of $503 across 534 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

16 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $44 to $2,015. 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. 44 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.

$52
lowest cash price in Houston, TX
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston · 48 mi
$668 below the median
$720
median cash price
16 hospitals
29×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
16/60
hospitals with a cash price
44 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

$52
list $193 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Harris Health

Houston · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$102
list $1,030 · lowest of 12 lines
3
Baylor St Lukes Medical Center

Houston · 7 mi · File Feb 2026

$705
list $2,015 · lowest of 4 lines
4
St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$705
list $2,015 · lowest of 4 lines
5
St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital

Sugar Land · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

$705
list $2,015 · lowest of 4 lines
6
Chi St Lukes Lakeside Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$705
list $2,015 · lowest of 4 lines
7
St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage

Houston · 19 mi · File Feb 2026

$705
list $2,015 · lowest of 4 lines
8
St Luke's Patients Medical Center

Pasadena · 16 mi · File Feb 2026

$720
list $2,056 · lowest of 4 lines
9
Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$905
list $1,809 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital

Baytown · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,493
list $2,985 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital

Nassau Bay · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,493
list $2,985 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital

Sugar Land · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,493
list $2,985
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 76830. 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 76830, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About transvaginal ultrasound

CPT 76830 is a pelvic ultrasound performed with a probe inside the vagina, which gives a much clearer view of the uterus and ovaries than a scan through the abdomen. It is used for pelvic pain, abnormal bleeding, fibroids, cysts and early pregnancy. It takes 15 to 30 minutes.

What the price covers

The hospital's price is the technical fee for the machine, sonographer and room. The radiologist's reading is billed separately. It is often ordered together with an abdominal pelvic ultrasound (76856), which is a second code and a second charge.

Why prices vary

Like other ultrasounds, the listed prices bear little relation to the cost of a 20-minute exam. Gynecology practices with their own equipment and hospital outpatient centers are usually cheaper than the main hospital campus.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 76830, and does it include the reading?
  • Is a transabdominal scan (76856) also being ordered, and what does that add?
  • Can it be done in the gynecologist's office instead?

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.

Questions people ask