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Transvaginal ultrasound in San Francisco, CA costs $253 to $1,313. Here's every hospital's price.

6 hospitals in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, 6 hospitals list a cash price for transvaginal ultrasound (CPT 76830). The lowest is $253 at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, the median is $717 and the highest is $1,313 at Chinese Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 5.2 times the cheapest for the same code.

The San Francisco, CA median of $717 is 42% above the national median of $503 across 534 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

6 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $97 to $2,363. 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 April 2026 and July 2026. 31 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.

$253
lowest cash price in San Francisco, CA
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland · 4 mi
$464 below the median
$717
median cash price
6 hospitals
5.2×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
6/38
hospitals with a cash price
31 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Oakland · 4 mi · File Apr 2026

$253
list $843
2
Washington Hospital

Fremont · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$715
list $917 · lowest of 7 lines
3
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco

South San Francisco · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$717
list $1,280 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont

Fremont · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$717
list $1,280
5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch

Antioch · 30 mi · File Apr 2026

$717
list $1,280 · lowest of 6 lines
6
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

Pleasanton · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$821
list $2,053 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Chinese Hospital

San Francisco · 7 mi · File Jul 2026

$1,313
list $1,313
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 San Francisco, CA 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