Breast ultrasound cost in Altoona, PA
In Altoona, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for breast ultrasound, complete, one breast (one side of the body): from $460.80 to $1,287.00, with a median of $873.90. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Altoona — $413.10 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $540.80 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 76641, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Altoona, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Altoona one side lowest Altoona, PA · (814) 889-2011 US BREAST COMPLETE UNILATERAL | $460.80 | $768.00 | $45.15–$614.40 | 40% | — source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone one side Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 US Breast Screening Complete Right | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone one side Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 US Breast Screening Complete Left | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone one side Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 US Breast incl. Axilla Complete Right | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone one side Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 Breast US Incl. Axilla Complete LT | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone one side Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 US Breast incl. Axilla Complete Left | $1,287.00 | $1,287.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $460.80, median $873.90, highest $1,287.00 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $873.90. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A breast ultrasound makes pictures of the inside of the breast with sound waves. The complete exam covers the whole breast and often the nearby armpit. It is often done after a mammogram finding, for a lump, or in dense breasts.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the exam of one breast. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately, and a biopsy, if needed, is billed under different codes.