US Health Care Costs

Breast ultrasound, complete

CPT 76641 · Scans and imaging · hospital facility charge

At the 174 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $546, and most charge between $182 and $2,070 (the middle 80%; price files contain errors, so the extremes are left out). Pick a state to compare its hospitals.

Estimate what you would pay

$546typical cash price
$320typical commercial insurer rate
$1,043typical list price
174hospitals in 37 states so far
Typical cash price by state

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$367$367$367$203
Arizona2$778$216$1,340$211
California15$705$103$3,592$424
Colorado1$484$484$484$554
Connecticut1$447$447$447$212
Delaware1$477$477$477$485
Florida16$833$205$5,381$449
Georgia7$464$196$1,468$294
Iowa1$1,019$1,019$1,019$276
Idaho2$441$441$441$353
Illinois9$599$508$2,394$440
Indiana3$349$117$450$344
Kansas3$2,709$2,041$3,377$355
Kentucky2$375$323$427$411
Massachusetts3$357$357$437$317
Maryland3$521$389$623–
Michigan3$144$144$459$164
Minnesota1$181$181$181$357
Missouri6$533$258$672$457
Mississippi1$214$214$214$231
North Carolina6$542$275$1,098$498
Nebraska1$109$109$109$212
New Jersey10$135$118$214$238
Nevada1$1,360$1,360$1,360$168
New York3$223$193$502$174
Ohio10$483$113$1,081$208
Oklahoma3$260$53$355$275
Oregon1$396$396$396$155
Pennsylvania11$534$118$1,416$209
South Carolina5$703$368$2,079$307
South Dakota1$522$522$522$359
Tennessee3$605$245$965$225
Texas26$1,399$99$6,954$281
Utah2$1,451$1,374$1,527$1,501
Virginia7$561$561$1,881$609
Washington2$698$690$707$333
Wisconsin1$1,028$1,028$1,028$525
174 hospitals so far: only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed, and more are added every night. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does breast ultrasound, complete cost at a hospital?

At 162 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for breast ultrasound, complete is $546, and most charge between $182 and $2,070. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $320. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for breast ultrasound, complete?

At 41 of the 151 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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