US Health Care Costs

Diagnostic mammogram, both breasts

CPT 77066 · Scans and imaging · hospital facility charge

At the 169 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $462, and most charge between $164 and $1,648 (the middle 80%; price files contain errors, so the extremes are left out). Pick a state to compare its hospitals.

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$462typical cash price
$273typical commercial insurer rate
$801typical list price
169hospitals in 35 states so far
Typical cash price by state

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$318$318$318$176
Arizona2$703$264$1,142$281
California15$471$224$2,443$275
Colorado1$514$514$514$574
Connecticut1$521$521$521$355
Delaware1$737$737$737$455
Florida16$676$163$4,370$203
Georgia7$388$246$1,041$276
Iowa1$426$426$426$156
Idaho2$407$407$407$321
Illinois9$514$295$924$410
Indiana3$233$149$251$391
Kansas2$1,239$793$1,686$185
Kentucky2$217$149$285$245
Massachusetts4$552$491$596$462
Michigan3$148$148$857$256
Minnesota1$124$124$124$306
Missouri6$346$106$521$294
Mississippi1$147$147$147$138
North Carolina6$461$271$642$443
Nebraska1$120$120$120$204
New Jersey10$208$139$299$408
Nevada1$1,592$1,592$1,592$124
New York3$487$191$787$266
Ohio10$392$51$569$224
Oklahoma3$280$261$410$305
Pennsylvania10$258$132$1,268$263
South Carolina5$462$414$1,844$149
South Dakota1–––$158
Tennessee3$527$254$800$193
Texas26$1,239$111$4,554$245
Utah2$655$621$690$680
Virginia7$488$488$834$496
Washington2$671$671$671$309
Wisconsin1$385$385$385$309
169 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 diagnostic mammogram, both breasts cost at a hospital?

At 155 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for diagnostic mammogram, both breasts is $462, and most charge between $164 and $1,648. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $273. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for diagnostic mammogram, both breasts?

At 51 of the 145 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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