Transvaginal ultrasound in San Jose, CA costs $265 to $1,368. Here's every hospital's price.
4 hospitals in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for transvaginal ultrasound (CPT 76830). The lowest is $265 at Stanford Health Care, the median is $648 and the highest is $1,368 at Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford. The most expensive hospital lists 5.2 times the cheapest for the same code.
The San Jose, CA median of $648 is 47% above the national median of $441 across 1354 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
3 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $118 to $28,538. 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 2026 and April 2026. 4 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyStanford · 56 mi · File Apr 2026
Santa Clara · 33 mi · File Apr 2026
Palo Alto · 57 mi · File Mar 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 76830. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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 Jose, CA without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Good Samaritan HospitalNo price file found
- Hazel Hawkins Memorial HospitalNo website on record
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseNo price file found
- Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterFile found, not read yet