Breast ultrasound cost in Joplin, MO
In Joplin, MO-KS, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Breast ultrasound, complete, one breast: from $139.75 to $430.92, with a median of $147.55. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Carthage — $7.80 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $364.00 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 76641, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Carthage one side lowest Carthage, MO Breast Ultrasound Complete Lt | $139.75 | $215.00 | $107.96 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage one side lowest Carthage, MO Breast Ultrasound Complete Rt | $139.75 | $215.00 | $56.90–$238.04 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus one side Columbus, KS Breast Ultrasound Complete Rt | $143.65 | $221.00 | $56.90–$173.34 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus one side Columbus, KS Breast Ultrasound Complete Lt | $143.65 | $221.00 | $56.90–$173.34 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas one side Galena, KS Breast Ultrasound Complete Rt | $147.55 | $227.00 | $50.39–$466.75 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas one side Galena, KS Breast Ultrasound Complete Lt | $147.55 | $227.00 | $50.39–$466.75 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin one side Joplin, MO Breast Ultrasound Complete Lt | $274.30 | $422.00 | $126.60–$422.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin one side Joplin, MO Breast Ultrasound Complete Rt | $274.30 | $422.00 | $56.53–$492.56 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO US BREAST COMPLETE | $430.92 | $1,077.30 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage both sides Carthage, MO Breast Ultrasound Complete Bilat | $139.75 | $215.00 | $56.90–$238.04 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus both sides Columbus, KS Breast Ultrasound Complete Bilat | $143.65 | $221.00 | $56.90–$173.34 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas both sides Galena, KS Breast Ultrasound Complete Bilat | $207.35 | $319.00 | $50.39–$466.75 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin both sides Joplin, MO Breast Ultrasound Complete Bilat | $412.10 | $634.00 | $190.20–$634.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $139.75, median $147.55, highest $430.92 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $139.75, median $175.50, highest $412.10 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $430.92. 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 3 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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.