Portable Ultrasound Machine Price & Cost Guide (2026): Point-of-Care and Handheld

How Much Does a Portable Ultrasound Machine Cost?

A portable ultrasound machine price is set by class first, by the probe set second and by condition third, because the laptop and tablet systems bought for point-of-care work share the same makers, the same transducer families and the same Doppler modes as the carts, in a smaller box with a battery. The figures are Medical Outfitters ranges for a system delivered, trained and warrantied with a tested probe set; a refurbished portable saves 40 to 60 percent against new on the same platform.

Portable ultrasound machine cost in 2026, Medical Outfitters all-in ranges, the same handheld and portable bands as the ultrasound machine cost guide; the cart row is there for the comparison every portable buyer makes.

The same question arrives as portable ultrasound machine price, portable ultrasound machine cost, portable ultrasound cost, portable ultrasound price, how much does a portable ultrasound cost, point of care ultrasound cost, point of care ultrasound machine price and POCUS machine cost, and the portable row answers all of them. Handheld ultrasound price, handheld ultrasound cost and handheld ultrasound machine price questions land on the first row, which is a market reference for single-probe scanners we do not currently supply; the handheld section explains why a clinic usually ends up in the portable band anyway. Searches for a portable ultrasound machine for sale or a used portable ultrasound machine land on the refurbished column, where most of the portable market buys; our current units are on the ultrasound machines for sale page and in the ultrasound category. A figure quoted without the probes, the battery condition and a warranty is an equipment-only price, which the quote section converts.

Averages hide the probe set. The average ultrasound purchase by a clinic is a refurbished portable or compact system in the $20,000 to $40,000 range, delivered and trained, which is the ultrasound guide’s figure for the average clinic purchase; inside that range a system quoted with two probes and the same system quoted with four are not the same purchase. An average portable ultrasound price quoted without the probe list is not a usable number.

Portable Ultrasound Machine Price by Model (2026): Sonosite ZX, Edge II, M-Turbo, LX, GE, Philips, Mindray and ARIETTA

The portable ultrasound machine price list below places the nine point-of-care systems we sell or source, and the two compact carts that share their band, inside the ranges above. The Sonosite ZX, ARIETTA 50 and ARIETTA 65 are sold new by Medical Outfitters as an authorized Fujifilm dealer, with the manufacturer warranty; the Sonosite Edge II and M-Turbo are past Fujifilm Sonosite end of sale and are supplied refurbished with manufacturer support still running; GE portables are rebuilt through MO Select, our in-house refurbishment program; the Philips CX50 and Mindray M9 are sourced refurbished on request and quoted the same way. We do not sell GE, Philips or Mindray systems new, so each new figure for them is an estimated list price printed for comparison only. Every GE system we refurbish, cart and portable, is priced on one page in our GE ultrasound machine price guide. The Philips CX50 and the Philips carts are priced on one page in our Philips ultrasound machine price guide.

Portable ultrasound machine price by model, Medical Outfitters ranges delivered, trained and warrantied with a tested probe set; the same rows as the ultrasound guide’s portable table.

Four notes on the rows. A Sonosite ZX price depends on the probe set and on condition: new, it carries the Sonosite 5-year standard warranty, a 15.6-inch clinical monitor and triple transducer connect, and sits at $35,000 to $60,000; refurbished on request, $18,000 to $35,000. A Sonosite Edge II price is the rugged buy, drop-tested at 3 feet with a sealed keypad, a cold start under 25 seconds and 15 compatible transducers, and it is refurbished only because the platform is past end of sale, with manufacturer support to May 2030. A Sonosite M-Turbo price is the lowest entry to the Sonosite line: 7.5 pounds with its battery, a magnesium case, 14 compatible transducers including a veterinary probe, supported to April 2028. The GE, Philips and Mindray rows are laptop systems with a longer production run; the Logiq e and the M9 anchor the bottom of the band and the Vivid iq, the portable cardiac system, the top. Sonosite ultrasound cost as a whole runs from an M-Turbo at $15,000 to a new ZX at $60,000, and the LX, the current large-display point-of-care model, is quoted on request.

Handheld Ultrasound Cost: Where Pocket Scanners Fit

Handheld ultrasound cost is the lowest in the modality: $4,000 to $12,000 refurbished and $9,000 to $18,000 new as a market reference for single-probe scanners that run on a phone or tablet app, with the probe itself listed by its maker at $2,700 to $6,100 (list prices read 7 October 2026). Medical Outfitters does not currently supply handheld scanners, so the rows below carry no figure and are printed for the comparison a buyer makes before choosing a class.

Handheld ultrasound reference rows, the same as on the ultrasound machine cost guide; no price is published for systems we do not supply.

What a handheld buys and what it gives up is the same list on every model: one probe at a time (a dual-head unit covers two frequency ranges, not two exams at once), the phone or tablet as the display and often as the battery, Doppler limited on most units to color and pulsed-wave with no continuous-wave option, no transesophageal probe, a shallower working depth on a single wide-band probe, and image storage through an app rather than a DICOM worklist on the system. For screening at the bedside, a quick vascular access check or a field program, that is exactly enough. For an urgent care room, an orthopedic practice or an anesthesia service that scans all day, the reasons clinics end up in the portable band are the second and third probe, the full Doppler suite, the 12 to 16 inch display, the needle-guidance software and a warranty that covers the probes, which together are the difference between a handheld at $4,000 and a portable at $15,000 to $40,000.

Portable Ultrasound Price by Tier and Generation

The tiers below are the portable row of the ultrasound guide’s class table split by what the money buys, and they place every portable quote we write.

Sonosite price by generation

Sonosite is the line most portable buyers price first, and its generations map onto the band cleanly: the two end-of-sale platforms at the bottom, refurbished with manufacturer support still running, and the two current platforms at the top, the ZX new or refurbished on request and the LX quoted on request. Support dates matter more than model years on a portable, because the probes and the battery are what wear, and a platform the manufacturer still supports is the one whose probes can still be repaired and replaced.

Two cautions carry across every tier. A used portable ultrasound machine quoted cheaply often comes with tired probes, and re-probing a system can approach the price of the system, so ask for the probe list, the age of each probe and an air scan on the two you would use most. And a battery is a consumable: a portable that will not hold a charge is a cart that needs a wall socket. The used imaging equipment inspection checklist covers both, and where to buy a refurbished ultrasound machine covers the checks on the seller.

Portable vs Cart-Based Ultrasound Price

On the machine itself, a cart-based system starts where the portable band ends: $30,000 to $90,000 refurbished and $90,000 to $200,000 new against $15,000 to $40,000 and $35,000 to $70,000 for a portable. The gap buys channel count, probe ports, the widest transducer support, the premium software packages (elastography, contrast, 3D and 4D, advanced cardiac) and the image quality that radiology, cardiology and specialty imaging need. The compact carts in the portable band, the ARIETTA 50 at $20,000 to $35,000 refurbished and $40,000 to $60,000 new and the ARIETTA 65 at $25,000 to $40,000 and $50,000 to $70,000, are the bridge: a battery-operated cart that moves between rooms without powering down, DICOM conformant, with more probe ports than a laptop system.

The rule of thumb we give buyers: if the system will be carried or wheeled to the patient more often than the patient comes to the system, buy portable; if it will run all day in one room with a sonographer, buy the cart. A practice that does both usually buys the cart first and adds a portable second, because the portable’s probes can be a subset of the cart’s.

What Moves a Portable Ultrasound Machine Price

Six things decide where a portable quote lands inside its band, and the badge is the least of them.

• The probe set. Probes are where ultrasound value sits, and on a portable they are a larger share of the price than on a cart. A linear probe for vascular, musculoskeletal and nerve-block work, a curvilinear for the abdomen and the lung, a phased array for cardiac and between the ribs: each adds $1,000 to $6,000 tested refurbished or $3,000 to $12,000 new, and a system quoted with one probe is a different purchase from the same system with three. Ask for the probe list by name and frequency range with the quote; how to choose an ultrasound probe works through the decision exam by exam.
• Doppler modes and licensed packages. Color and pulsed-wave Doppler are on every system in the table; continuous-wave and tissue Doppler, the cardiac package, the vascular package and needle-visualization software are licensed per unit and move a quote up a tier. On a used system, confirm the licenses transfer with it.
• Platform and support status. A current platform (Sonosite ZX and LX, GE Venue and Vivid iq) prices above an end-of-sale one (Edge II, M-Turbo, CX50) in similar condition, because the support horizon decides how long the probes can be repaired and replaced.
• Condition: battery, probes, screen and ports. The battery’s charge capacity, element dropout on the probes (found by an air scan), a cracked or dim display and worn probe port assemblies are what a survey finds on a used portable, and they move a quote down or take a unit off the list.
• Stand, cart or case, and connectivity. A bedside stand with probe holders, a docking cart, a carry case, a printer, and whether the unit sends images to the PACS or the EHR over Wi-Fi or by cable are each a line in the quote, and sometimes separate on used systems.
• New with the manufacturer warranty. A new Sonosite ZX carries the Sonosite 5-year standard warranty and new probes; that is why the new band sits where it does and why a department that will run the system all day usually buys new.

Brand, by contrast, moves a portable quote inside the band rather than between bands: at the same probe set and condition the Sonosite, GE, Philips and Mindray laptop systems all do point-of-care work well, and the difference buyers feel is ruggedness, boot time and the user interface, which is why Sonosite dominates emergency and anesthesia and the GE and Mindray laptops are common in general clinic use.

Portable Ultrasound Probe Cost: New, Refurbished and Repair

An ultrasound probe costs $3,000 to $30,000 new depending on the type, $1,000 to $15,000 as a tested refurbished probe, and $400 to $6,000 to repair, which is why the probe set decides where a portable quote lands inside the band and why a failed probe is tested before it is replaced. The rows below are Medical Outfitters ranges for a probe supplied with the system or added to it, tested with an air scan for element dropout; on a portable the first row is the one that matters, because few point-of-care services run endocavity, volume or transesophageal probes.

Ultrasound probe cost by type, the same rows as the ultrasound machine cost guide.

Three habits save money on portable probes. Buy the system with the two probes the service scans with most and add the third later as a tested refurbished probe; repair before replacing, because a split strain relief, a damaged cable or dropout on one or two elements is an economic repair while a cracked lens usually is not; and test every probe with an air scan at delivery and at each preventive maintenance visit. Ultrasound transducer types explains the probe families, ultrasound probe faults, testing and repair covers what is repairable, and our ultrasound service page covers testing and repair as a service.

What Is Included in a Portable Ultrasound Machine Price?

A Medical Outfitters portable ultrasound price is an all-in figure: the system with its tested probe set, battery and charger, the stand, cart or case, delivery, applications training and a written warranty that covers the probes. Siting is the easy part on ultrasound, with no shielding, no special power and no structural work, which is why a portable program is the lowest-cost imaging service a clinic can add. Published equipment-only figures for used portables are a different number, and the rows below convert one to the other.

The gap between the two columns is the tested probe set, the training, the warranty with probe cover and the delivery, which on a portable is the difference between a laptop in a box and a system that scans patients on day one. Compare two quotes line by line:

Medical Outfitters quotes are written so a lender or lessor can use them as the invoice basis, with the probe set, software licenses, delivery, training and warranty itemized; a portable at $15,000 to $40,000 is often bought outright, and the financing section of the ultrasound guide covers the lease and loan structures for the carts.

New vs Refurbished Portable Ultrasound Machine Price

Four conditions exist in the portable market, and they are not four points on one scale.

• New, sold by Medical Outfitters. The Sonosite ZX and the ARIETTA 50 and ARIETTA 65 compact carts, sold new as an authorized Fujifilm dealer with the manufacturer warranty (5 years standard on the ZX), the current software release, new probes and applications training; the Sonosite LX is quoted on request. New is the right choice for a system that will run all day in a department and for services that depend on the latest needle-guidance and cardiac modes.
• Refurbished Sonosite with manufacturer support. The Edge II and the M-Turbo, past Fujifilm Sonosite end of sale and supplied refurbished with manufacturer support to May 2030 and April 2028: tested probes, a new or tested battery, delivery, training and a written warranty. This is where most point-of-care buyers land.
• MO Select refurbished and sourced refurbished. The GE Logiq e, Vivid iq and Venue rebuilt through MO Select, our in-house refurbishment program, and the Philips CX50 and Mindray M9 sourced refurbished on request: each tested, delivered, trained and warrantied the same way. We do not sell GE, Philips or Mindray systems new.
• As-is used. The lowest price. The system, probes and battery are sold in their current condition and the buyer arranges testing, training and service. It suits a practice with a biomedical engineer and a spare probe budget; it is the wrong first portable for a new service, because a tired probe set can cost as much to replace as the system did.

A refurbished portable generally runs 40 to 60 percent below new on the same platform, and the portable-specific point is that the saving is largest in percentage on the end-of-sale Sonosite platforms, which sit at the bottom of the band, and smallest on the current ZX, which holds its value because it is still sold new. The refurbished imaging equipment page explains what a Medical Outfitters refurbished system includes, and refurbished versus OEM certified explains what the words mean.

How Much Does It Cost to Run a Portable Ultrasound?

Ultrasound is the least expensive major modality to own, and a portable is the least expensive ultrasound: there is no magnet, no cryogen, no X-ray tube and no shielded room, and the recurring cost sits almost entirely in the probes, with the battery second. A service plan priced per year, probe testing at each preventive maintenance visit, probe repair quoted per fault ($400 to $6,000 by type), a replacement battery pack every few years on a system that runs on the move, and the disinfection consumables are the whole list. The clause that decides whether a contract is complete is probe coverage, and the second is whether the battery is a covered part or a consumable.

The AIUM official statements are the reference on cleaning and transducer care, and they matter more on a portable because the probes travel. Repairing a probe is usually far cheaper than replacing it, and testing it properly before spending anything is the step most often skipped; testing is work we do as part of ultrasound service, and we arrange probe repair through our service team. The ultrasound service page covers response times, what a preventive maintenance visit covers and probe testing, and the service and repairs page covers every modality we support.

The other side of the running-cost question is what the portable earns. A point-of-care system pays for itself on procedures that would otherwise be done blind or referred out: ultrasound-guided IV access and nerve blocks, joint injections in orthopedics and sports medicine, FAST and lung exams in urgent care and the emergency room, and the quick DVT or soft-tissue look that keeps a patient in the practice. What the exam itself pays is a separate question from what the machine costs, and our radiology equipment cost table places ultrasound against every other modality.

Which Portable Ultrasound for Which Setting?

Buy for the caseload, not for the brochure: the probe set and the licensed modes matter far more than the badge, and the setting decides the class.

• Urgent care. A rugged portable with a linear and a curvilinear probe for abscess, DVT, soft-tissue, FAST and lung exams: the Sonosite Edge II or ZX, or a GE Logiq e where budget leads. POCUS for urgent care is the clearest case for the portable band over handheld, because the room runs all day and the probes are shared.
• Orthopedics and sports medicine. A high-frequency linear probe, often with a hockey-stick probe for small joints, and needle-visualization software for injections: the Sonosite ZX, Edge II or M-Turbo, or a Logiq e, with musculoskeletal presets. This is the fastest-growing portable use outside the hospital.
• Emergency and critical care. Boot time, battery and ruggedness first: the Sonosite ZX on its bedside stand or the Edge II, with phased array, linear and curvilinear probes, and a cardiac package where the ICU does focused echo.
• Anesthesia and pain management. A high-frequency linear probe and needle guidance for regional blocks and vascular access; the ZX’s needle-guidance tools and the Edge II’s needle profiling are built for it.
• Vascular access teams. The IV ultrasound machine cost question: a portable with one linear probe on a stand, which is why the M-Turbo and the Logiq e anchor the bottom of the band for this use.
• OB offices and primary care. A compact cart (ARIETTA 50 or 65) or a laptop with a curvilinear and an endocavity probe; the compact cart wins where the system stays in one or two rooms.
• Cardiology on the move. The GE Vivid iq, the portable cardiac system, with a phased array probe and the cardiac package; a cardiology department’s main system is a cart, priced on the ultrasound guide’s cardiac section.
• Veterinary and field programs. The Sonosite M-Turbo with its veterinary transducer, or a Logiq e or M9, where a drop-tested case and a 7.5-pound system matter more than image refinement.
• Mobile imaging services. A portable with a spare battery, Wi-Fi DICOM to the PACS and a service plan with probe cover, because the probes travel and the schedule cannot wait for a repair.

Tell us the setting and the probes you need, and we will recommend two or three portable systems at the right tier with delivery, training and a service plan in the quote. Current units are on the ultrasound machines for sale page.

How to Choose a Portable Ultrasound Machine

Five questions settle the portable decision.

• Which probes, in daily use? Price the two or three probes the service scans with, by name and frequency range, before the system. A portable with one probe is a different purchase from the same portable with three.
• Which class? Handheld for screening and single-purpose bedside checks; portable for a service that scans all day with more than one probe; a compact cart where the system stays in one or two rooms; a full cart for radiology, cardiology and specialty imaging.
• Current platform or end-of-sale? A new Sonosite ZX with the 5-year standard warranty for a department that runs all day; a refurbished Edge II or M-Turbo with manufacturer support to May 2030 or April 2028 for a service that needs rugged and economical; a GE, Philips or Mindray laptop sourced refurbished where that ecosystem is already in the building.
• What does the battery and probe survey say? On any used portable: charge capacity, an air scan on every probe, the display, the ports and the software licenses that transfer.
• What is in the warranty? Whether the probes are covered, whether the battery is a part or a consumable, and the response time if the service is mobile.

Tell us what you scan and where, and we will recommend the right portable at the right tier. Current units are on the ultrasound machines for sale page and in the ultrasound category.

Portable Ultrasound Machine Price: Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a portable ultrasound machine cost?

A portable ultrasound machine costs $15,000 to $40,000 refurbished and $35,000 to $70,000 new, delivered, trained and warrantied with a tested probe set by Medical Outfitters: the Sonosite ZX at $18,000 to $35,000 refurbished and $35,000 to $60,000 new, the Sonosite Edge II at $15,000 to $30,000, the Sonosite M-Turbo at $15,000 to $25,000, the GE Logiq e at $15,000 to $28,000, the GE Vivid iq at $25,000 to $40,000, the GE Venue at $22,000 to $40,000, the Philips CX50 at $18,000 to $35,000 and the Mindray M9 at $15,000 to $28,000 refurbished.

How much does a handheld ultrasound cost?

Handheld scanners run $4,000 to $12,000 refurbished and $9,000 to $18,000 new as a market reference for single-probe, app-based units, with the probe itself listed by its maker at $2,700 to $6,100. Medical Outfitters does not currently supply handheld scanners, so the band is for comparison; a portable with two tested probes, training and a warranty at $15,000 to $40,000 is usually the better purchase for a clinic that scans all day.

What does point of care ultrasound cost?

A point-of-care ultrasound system costs $15,000 to $40,000 refurbished or $35,000 to $70,000 new for a portable such as the Sonosite ZX, Edge II or M-Turbo or the GE Venue, delivered, trained and warrantied with a tested probe set; handheld scanners sit below that at $4,000 to $18,000 as a market reference. For emergency, anesthesia, urgent care and vascular access the portable class is the usual purchase, because the probe set, the battery and the warranty are part of the price.

What is the Sonosite ZX price?

A Sonosite ZX price is $35,000 to $60,000 new, sold by Medical Outfitters as an authorized Fujifilm Sonosite dealer with the Sonosite 5-year standard warranty, and $18,000 to $35,000 refurbished on request, delivered, trained and warrantied. Where it lands inside the range depends on the probe set and the licensed packages; the ZX is the current Sonosite point-of-care system on its bedside stand with a 15.6-inch clinical monitor.

How much does a Sonosite Edge II cost?

A Sonosite Edge II price is $15,000 to $30,000 refurbished, delivered, trained and warrantied with the probes named in the quote. The Edge II is past Fujifilm Sonosite end of sale and is not sold new; manufacturer support runs to May 2030. It is the rugged portable, drop-tested at 3 feet with a sealed keypad, a cold start under 25 seconds and 15 compatible transducers.

How much does a Sonosite M-Turbo cost?

A Sonosite M-Turbo price is $15,000 to $25,000 refurbished, delivered, trained and warrantied, the lowest entry to the Sonosite line. The M-Turbo is past end of sale and not sold new; manufacturer support runs to April 2028. It weighs 7.5 pounds with its battery, accepts 14 transducers including a veterinary probe and is the portable that vascular access teams, veterinary practices and field programs buy.

Is the Sonosite LX available, and what does it cost?

The Sonosite LX, the current large-display point-of-care model, is $28,000 to $40,000 sourced refurbished on request and rarely available; new, it is quoted on request. Most buyers who want a current Sonosite buy the ZX, which Medical Outfitters sells new at $35,000 to $60,000.

How much is a used portable ultrasound machine?

A used portable ultrasound machine runs $15,000 to $40,000 refurbished, delivered, trained and warrantied with a tested probe set, which is the column most of the portable market buys from. An as-is unit sold where it stands prices below that, but a tired probe set can cost as much to replace as the system did, so ask for the probe list, the age of each probe, an air scan on the two you would use most and the battery's charge capacity before the price is agreed.

How much do GE, Philips and Mindray portable ultrasounds cost?

Through MO Select, refurbished, delivered, trained and warrantied: the GE Logiq e at $15,000 to $28,000, the GE Vivid iq at $25,000 to $40,000 and the GE Venue and Venue Go at $22,000 to $40,000. Sourced refurbished on request: the Philips CX50 at $18,000 to $35,000 and the Mindray M9 at $15,000 to $28,000. Medical Outfitters does not sell GE, Philips or Mindray systems new; new figures for them are estimates printed for comparison only.

What is the difference between a handheld and a portable ultrasound?

A handheld is a single probe that runs on a phone or tablet app: the lowest cost, the most portable, and limited to one probe at a time, color and pulsed-wave Doppler on most units, a small screen and app-based storage. A portable is a laptop or tablet system with its own display and battery, two to three probes connected at once, the full Doppler suite, needle-guidance and cardiac packages, a DICOM worklist and a stand or cart. The portable costs $15,000 to $40,000 refurbished against $4,000 to $12,000 for a handheld, and it is what a service that scans all day buys.

How much does an ultrasound probe cost?

An ultrasound probe costs $3,000 to $30,000 new depending on the type, $1,000 to $15,000 as a tested refurbished probe and $400 to $6,000 to repair: a curvilinear, linear or phased array probe $3,000 to $12,000 new and $1,000 to $6,000 refurbished, an endocavity probe $4,000 to $12,000 new, a 3D or 4D volume probe $8,000 to $18,000 new and a transesophageal probe $15,000 to $30,000 new. On a portable the first row is the one that matters.

Does a portable ultrasound need a special room?

No. There is no shielding, no special power and no structural work; a portable needs a stand or cart with probe holders, a charger, a disinfection routine for the probes and a Wi-Fi or cable route to the PACS or the EHR. That is why a portable program is the lowest-cost imaging service a clinic can add.

Which portable ultrasound is best for urgent care or orthopedics?

For urgent care, a rugged portable with a linear and a curvilinear probe for abscess, DVT, soft-tissue, FAST and lung exams: the Sonosite Edge II at $15,000 to $30,000 refurbished or the Sonosite ZX at $35,000 to $60,000 new, or a GE Logiq e at $15,000 to $28,000 where budget leads. For orthopedics and sports medicine, a high-frequency linear probe, often with a hockey-stick probe for small joints, and needle-visualization software for injections, on the same systems or an M-Turbo.

Where can I find a portable ultrasound machine for sale?

Our current portable units are on the ultrasound machines for sale page and in the ultrasound category: the Fujifilm Sonosite ZX and the ARIETTA 50 and 65 compact carts new as an authorized Fujifilm dealer, the Sonosite Edge II and M-Turbo refurbished with manufacturer support still running, GE portables refurbished through MO Select and Philips and Mindray portables sourced on request, each delivered, trained and warrantied with a tested probe set across the United States, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.