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What an ultrasound covers
How an ultrasound visit works, in logistics terms. No cash price page for a general ultrasound, and no prices on this page.
What it measures
Ultrasound, also called sonography, makes images with sound waves. RadiologyInfo's general ultrasound page says ultrasound "does not use radiation." The order names the body area, and that area is the product. An abdominal ultrasound and a pelvic ultrasound are different exams.
This page does not say who should have an ultrasound.
How the exam is done
A technologist moves a handheld probe on the skin, with gel, over the area named on the order. Some exams use a probe the facility will describe in its instructions. The cited page does not give one visit length for every exam.
Prep and fasting
Preparation is set by the facility for that appointment. This page does not restate prep steps. The RadiologyInfo page in Sources has its own preparation section.
How long results usually take
A report follows the exam. Use the window on the cash offer if you have one. The cited page does not publish one release time for every facility.
How to compare cash prices
Line up the same exam name, what the visit includes, the date the price was checked, and any physician-order fee the offer states. This page does not list amounts. See how to compare scan prices.
This site does not have a general ultrasound cash price page. The scan directory lists the exams that do have pages. None of those pages is an ultrasound price.