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Breast ultrasound, complete in California

CPT 76641 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $103 to $3,592 at the 15 California hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

Estimate what you would pay

$705typical cash price
$424typical commercial insurer rate
$103–$3.6kcash price range, 13 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
$103
Uci Health-Lakewood
$437
Uci Health-Orange
$437
University of California Davis Medical Center
$450
El Camino Health
$621
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
$705
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
$705
Stanford Health Care
$734
Grossmont Hospital
$748
Sharp Memorial Hospital
$748
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center
$779
Southern California Hospital at Hollywood
$999
Good Samaritan Hospital
$3,592

California typical cash price: $705

California hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton$599$103$741$468–$741 · 3 plans
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood$1,093$437$208$198–$301 · 5 plans
Uci Health-OrangeOrange$1,093$437$208$198–$301 · 5 plans
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento$1,125$450$100$76–$144 · 23 plans
El Camino HealthMountain View$2,485$621–
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas$2,822$705$948$207–$1,459 · 79 plans
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla$2,822$705$948$207–$1,281 · 79 plans
Stanford Health CareStanford$1,835$734–
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa$997$748$566$162–$723 · 26 plans
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego$997$748$449$339–$698 · 11 plans
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks$779$779$424$99–$755 · 27 plans
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood$999$999$160$59–$703 · 27 plans
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose$3,592$3,592$2,155$156–$3,485 · 33 plans
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach––$252$170–$397 · 4 plans
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles––$183$127–$333 · 9 plans
Only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor (radiologist, surgeon, anesthesiologist) usually bills separately.

Common questions

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

At 13 California hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for breast ultrasound, complete is $705, and most charge between $437 and $955. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $424. 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 3 of the 11 hospitals in California 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.

Which hospital in California has the lowest cash price for breast ultrasound, complete?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $103 at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley. Confirm the price with the hospital before you book.

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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