US Health Care Costs

Breast ultrasound, limited

CPT 76642 · Scans and imaging · hospital facility charge

At the 175 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $439, and most charge between $141 and $1,545 (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

$439typical cash price
$250typical commercial insurer rate
$748typical list price
175hospitals in 37 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWI$765VTNHWA$378ID$548MTNDMN$109IL$439MI$120NY$372MA$273OR$368NV$1.4kWYSD$455IA$776IN$231OH$395PA$266NJ$113CT$342RICA$529UT$852CO$471NE$109MO$461KY$298WVVA$548MD$390DE$358AZ$608NMKS$1.1kARTN$605NC$361SC$794DCOK$302LAMS$139AL$551GA$332HITX$1.1kFL$622PR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$551$551$551$176
Arizona2$608$216$999$197
California15$529$321$1,763$350
Colorado1$471$471$471$538
Connecticut1$342$342$342$165
Delaware1$358$358$358$404
Florida16$622$155$7,682$369
Georgia7$332$108$1,066$221
Iowa1$776$776$776$230
Idaho2$548$548$548$438
Illinois9$439$408$1,156$440
Indiana3$231$172$360$259
Kansas3$1,095$827$1,363$162
Kentucky2$298$243$354$319
Massachusetts4$273$233$437$119
Maryland3$390$291$467–
Michigan3$120$120$342$128
Minnesota1$109$109$109$331
Missouri6$461$345$712$369
Mississippi1$139$139$139$193
North Carolina6$361$275$385$357
Nebraska1$109$109$109$184
New Jersey10$113$97$181$164
Nevada1$1,360$1,360$1,360$127
New York3$372$341$391$143
Ohio10$395$37$1,081$173
Oklahoma3$302$57$629$231
Oregon1$368$368$368$120
Pennsylvania11$266$98$1,187$176
South Carolina5$794$277$2,079$305
South Dakota1$455$455$455$313
Tennessee3$605$245$965$171
Texas26$1,120$90$6,910$224
Utah2$852$807$897$882
Virginia7$548$548$1,881$475
Washington2$378$373$384$276
Wisconsin1$765$765$765$525
175 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, limited cost at a hospital?

At 164 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for breast ultrasound, limited is $439, and most charge between $141 and $1,545. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $250. 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, limited?

At 41 of the 155 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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