Pregnancy ultrasound (second or third trimester) cost in Massachusetts

Prices at 29 hospitals in Massachusetts, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $759 — 38% above the US median ($549), roughly 5.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Mercy Medical Ctr Springfield, MA $163 $82 ★ 2/5 278 min 15.7%
Whittier Pavilion Haverhill, MA $280
Sturdy Memorial Hospital Attleboro, MA $328 $125 ★ 3/5 197 min 16.2%
Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis, MA $366 $148 ★ 2/5 202 min 16.5%
Falmouth Hospital Falmouth, MA $366 $148 ★ 4/5 160 min 16.0%
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA $377 $153 ★ 3/5 210 min
Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke, MA $475 $145 ★ 4/5 267 min 16.2%
Boston Medical Center-Brighton Brighton, MA $483 $128 ★ 3/5 148 min 16.4%
Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA $484 $336 ★ 2/5 211 min 17.2%
Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,the Northampton, MA $518 $161 ★ 2/5 252 min 15.2%
Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA $580 $580 ★ 3/5 164 min 14.9%
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA $658 $199 ★ 5/5 263 min 15.1%
Martha's Vineyard Hospital Inc Oak Bluffs, MA $676 $428 ★ 4/5 157 min 17.0%
Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA $759 $232 ★ 5/5 309 min 14.9%
Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital Jamaica Plain, MA $759 $232 ★ 5/5 255 min 14.1%
Heywood Hospital Gardner, MA $843 $161 ★ 2/5 194 min 15.7%
Emerson Hospital W Concord, MA $889 $156 ★ 5/5 210 min 13.5%
Nantucket Cottage Hospital Nantucket, MA $915 $322 ★ 3/5 116 min 15.1%
Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield, MA $1,045 $578 ★ 4/5 248 min 14.9%
Fairview Hospital Great Barrington, MA $1,045 $579 ★ 5/5 114 min 14.2%
North Adams Regional Hospital Corporation North Adams, MA $1,045 $570 153 min
Athol Memorial Hospital Athol, MA $1,311 $161 ★ 2/5 176 min 15.3%
Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals Leominster, MA $1,507 $504 ★ 3/5 253 min 15.5%
Umass Memorial Health-Harrington Hospital Southbridge, MA $1,507 $504 ★ 3/5 215 min 16.0%
Umass Memorial Healthcare-Marlborough Hospital Marlborough, MA $1,507 $504 ★ 2/5 236 min 16.3%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,012
Cash / self-pay
$759
Insurer-negotiated
$180
Medicare pays
$136
$358$1,611
Median cash $759  ·  Medicare $136  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $759 — about 5.6× the Medicare rate ($136). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($272).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,012 list price could save about $253 (25%).

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