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Transvaginal ultrasound in St. Louis, MO-IL costs $117 to $945. Here's every hospital's price.

16 hospitals in the St. Louis, MO-IL 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 St. Louis, MO-IL metro area, 16 hospitals list a cash price for transvaginal ultrasound (CPT 76830). The lowest is $117 at Mercy Hospital Lincoln, the median is $523 and the highest is $945 at Mercy Hospital St Louis. The most expensive hospital lists 8.1 times the cheapest for the same code.

The St. Louis, MO-IL median of $523 is in line with 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 $12 to $1,221. 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 June 2026. 20 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.

$117
lowest cash price in St. Louis, MO-IL
Mercy Hospital Lincoln · 38 mi
$406 below the median
$523
median cash price
16 hospitals
8.1×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
16/36
hospitals with a cash price
20 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Mercy Hospital Lincoln

Troy · 38 mi · File Jun 2026

$117
list $180 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Touchette Regional Hospital INC

Centreville · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$271
list $437
3
Mercy Hospital South

Saint Louis · 16 mi · File Mar 2026

$372
list $372
4
Ssm St Joseph Health Center

Saint Charles · 8 mi · File Apr 2026

$458
list $832
5
Ssm St Clare Health Center

Fenton · 16 mi · File Apr 2026

$458
list $832
6
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis

Saint Louis · 8 mi · File Apr 2026

$458
list $832
7
Ssm Health Depaul Hospital St Louis

Bridgeton · 5 mi · File Apr 2026

$458
list $832
8
Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital

Saint Louis · 10 mi · File Apr 2026

$523
list $950
9
Ssm St Joseph Hospital West

Lake Saint Louis · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$576
list $1,048
10
Mercy Hospital Washington

Washington · 38 mi · File Jun 2026

$648
list $997
11
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center

Alton · 15 mi · File Mar 2026

$674
list $1,124
12
Mercy Hospital Jefferson

Crystal City · 38 mi · File Jun 2026

$699
list $1,075
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 St. Louis, MO-IL 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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