Breast ultrasound cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for breast ultrasound, complete, one breast: from $498.00 to $703.30, with a median of $703.30. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $205.30 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $561.50 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 76641, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB U/S BREAST - COMPLETE | $498.00 | $996.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC US Breast Comp | $703.30 | $1,082.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC US Breast Comp | $703.30 | $1,082.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC US Breast Comp | $703.30 | $1,082.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC US Breast Comp | $703.30 | $1,082.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $498.00, median $703.30, highest $703.30 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $703.30. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.