Complete Ultrasound Scan Behind Abdominal Cavity Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 66 Iowa hospitals. CPT 76770. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $538
📉 Low $76.80
📈 High $1,539
🏥 66 hospitals
🏛️ 53 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $98.37
Hospital comparison — Iowa
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 66 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | BCBS | Humana | Molina | Cigna | MultiPlan | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$76.80 | $33.82 | $32.21 | $32.85 | $33.82 | $32.85 | $68.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$76.80 | $33.82 | $32.21 | $32.85 | $33.82 | $32.85 | $68.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$76.80 | $33.82 | $32.21 | $32.85 | $33.82 | $32.85 | $68.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$76.80 | $33.82 | $32.21 | $32.85 | $33.82 | $32.85 | $68.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$76.80 | $33.82 | $32.21 | $32.85 | $33.82 | $32.85 | $68.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$76.80 | $33.82 | $32.21 | $32.85 | $33.82 | — | $68.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$76.80 | $33.82 | $32.21 | $32.85 | $33.82 | $32.85 | $68.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$76.80 | $33.82 | $32.21 | $32.85 | $33.82 | — | $68.46 | — | $32.21 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$76.80 | $33.82 | $32.21 | $32.21 | $33.82 | — | $68.46 | — | $32.21 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$76.80 | $33.82 | $32.21 | $32.85 | $33.82 | $32.85 | $68.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$76.80 | $33.82 | $32.21 | $32.85 | $33.82 | $32.85 | $68.46 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$76.80 | $33.82 | $32.21 | $32.85 | $32.21 | — | $68.46 | — | — |
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$84.00 | $59.00 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $64.00 | $59.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$94.00 | $68.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CENTERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CENTERVILLE |
$161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HEGG HEALTH CENTER ROCK VALLEY |
$163 | $68.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINICS IOWA CITY |
$177 | $96.59 | $98.37 | $100 | — | $98.37 | — | $233 | — |
| UI HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY |
$177 | $96.59 | $98.37 | $99.35 | — | $98.37 | — | $233 | — |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$185 | $68.17 | — | $71.25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$261 | — | $57.00 | — | $57.00 | — | — | — | — |
| BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TH ST STORM LAKE |
$330 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | — | $90.00 | — | $53.00 |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$355 | $95.00 | $80.00 | — | $100 | $444 | $96.00 | — | — |
| CHEROKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE |
$382 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $53.00 | $55.00 | $100 | — | — |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RED OAK |
$464 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$473 | $424 | — | $424 | $424 | $440 | — | $965 | $432 |
| HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUMBOLDT |
$475 | $96.00 | $71.00 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $77.84 | $75.00 | $75.00 | — |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$483 | $345 | — | $889 | $345 | $440 | — | $965 | $352 |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$488 | $104 | — | $104 | $104 | $103 | — | $825 | $101 |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$507 | $69.00 | $100 | — | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | — | $52.00 |
| OSCEOLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER SIBLEY |
$510 | $85.30 | — | $10.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$535 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CEDAR FALLS MEDICAL CENTER CEDAR FALLS |
$535 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$538 | $319 | — | $320 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$540 | $100 | $100 | $100 | $100 | — | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUMNER |
$582 | $58.80 | $63.00 | $49.00 | $63.00 | $61.00 | — | — | — |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$585 | $358 | $358 | — | $358 | $455 | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$590 | $37.70 | $34.34 | — | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$604 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$604 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE OELWEIN MEDICAL CENTER OELWEIN |
$604 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE ELKADER MEDICAL CENTER ELKADER |
$604 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$612 | — | — | — | — | $1.00 | — | — | — |
| OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PENNSYLVANIA AVE OTTUMWA |
$617 | $103 | $109 | $413 | — | $104 | $1,110 | — | — |
| POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL POCAHONTAS |
$623 | $96.00 | $60.00 | $64.00 | $95.00 | $50.00 | $97.00 | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$632 | $117 | $117 | — | — | — | $93.60 | — | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$638 | $48.00 | — | $48.00 | $100 | $60.00 | — | — | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$679 | $52.00 | $50.00 | — | $52.00 | $52.00 | $66.00 | $50.00 | — |
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SPIRIT LAKE |
$684 | $76.20 | — | $68.18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$699 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$706 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $74.00 | — | — | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$729 | $37.04 | $37.04 | $37.04 | $37.04 | $35.93 | $646 | — | — |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRUNDY CENTER |
$742 | $54.00 | $927 | $54.00 | $49.00 | $56.00 | $95.00 | — | — |
| COMPASS MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE BOX 228 |
$758 | $296 | $89.33 | — | $569 | — | — | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$792 | $436 | $664 | $279 | $404 | — | — | — | — |
| GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL GUTTENBERG |
$810 | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | $52.52 | $52.52 | — | — | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$811 | $240 | $308 | $308 | $75.00 | $284 | — | $568 | — |
| SANFORD SHELDON MEDICAL CENTER SHELDON |
$820 | $317 | $317 | $317 | — | — | — | $922 | — |
| AVERA HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL ESTHERVILLE |
$853 | $85.30 | — | $17.60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$853 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 76770, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $564 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 66 Iowa hospitals above publish for Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 76770 in Iowa, Medicare reimburses about $98.37 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Iowa range from $76.80 to $1,539 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 5.5x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity (CPT 76770) in Iowa range from $76.80 to $1,539, with a median of $538. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $76.80. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Iowa facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 76770 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.