Early ultrasound in pittsburgh?

Re: Early ultrasound in pittsburgh?

• scubagirl81 member

  May 2014

  I think elective ones are usually around $50, but all they can do is show you the baby, not actually tell you how it's growing, if it looks healthy, etc. If you do the genetic screening there is an ultrasound as part of that, and it's usually around 12 weeks.

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• lizshort96 member

  May 2014

  You could request an ultrasound script for dating and viability (usually performed at 8-10 weeks and prior to genetic screening, Nucal translucency). Call your insurance to see if/what they cover.

  
  

   

  
  
  

  
  
  
  

  

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• jenlynne0624 member

  May 2014

  the first and only ultrasound i was to get was around 18 weeks for the gender screening, and that's standard at most practices. like others said, you can do some of the genetic testing earlier to get the ultrasound, but your insurance may or may not cover anything so you will be paying out of pocket. don't stress out about not having a lot of ultrasounds! you'll hear the heartbeat at your appointments and you will be able to feel the baby move eventually so you know everything is ok. Like someone else said, you can do the elective ones at random places, but they can't tell you anything about how the baby is growing or doing, you'll just be able to see them, and IMHO it's a waste of money. but like liz said, call your insurance to see what they cover. I know the ultrasound I got at my office was a few hundred dollars, most of what my insurance covered. 

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• mc0113 member

  May 2014

  Like others said an ultrasound between 18-20 weeks is standard if you are not a high risk candidate. They will be able to confirm your pregnancy and hear the heartbeat all without ultrasound until then. I'd just be patient and thankful to (hopefully) not be high risk.

  
  

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