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Abdominal ultrasound

A sound-wave scan of the organs in the abdomen — liver, gallbladder, kidneys, pancreas.

16 hospitals · 64 published rates Cheapest $80.91 · dearest $2,500

Sorted cheapest first. A published figure that behaves like a placeholder rather than a real price — one cent, or a figure orders of magnitude below what other hospitals publish for the same billing code — never leads this order. It stays listed, after every other figure, ordered by its own amount among the others like it.

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MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
2 published rates
$112.03
negotiated rate
MacNeal Hospital Gottlieb Community Health Services Corporation
Berwyn 9 published rates
$113.40 – $638.95
negotiated rate
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago 4 published rates
$1,997.50
negotiated rate
Copley Memorial Hospital, Inc
1 published rate
$2,500
negotiated rate

Comparisons against other hospitals were computed on 2 November 2026. Each price carries its own fetch date; a comparison is a snapshot of what other hospitals had published when it ran, not a standing fact.

Why a range? One insurer publishes different rates for different plans at the same hospital — a PPO and an HMO under the same name can differ several times over. We show what the hospital published rather than collapsing it into a single number that might not be yours.