[jurassic]

Agreed. I would have shopped around if I knew this was going to be a major expense. My gyno referred me for this to follow up some questions after my annual exam and he was very nonchalant about it. I had never had an ultrasound, but I thought it seemed like a no-big-deal kind of thing on the level of a dental x-ray, especially since I have pretty good insurance, and that casualness was matched by the doctor's attitude. Nobody showed me a bill or price until I was waiting with a full bladder, ready to be scanned.