Breast ultrasound cost in San Diego, CA — inpatient
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for breast ultrasound, complete, one breast as an inpatient: from $556.40 to $983.95, with a median of $747.75. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion and 2 other hospitals — $191.35 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $556.40 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 76641, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 US BREAST UNI REAL TIME WITH IMAGE COMPLETE | $556.40 | $1,070.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa lowest San Diego, CA US BREAST UNI REAL TIME WITH IMAGE COMPLETE | $556.40 | $1,070.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos lowest San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 US BREAST UNI REAL TIME WITH IMAGE COMPLETE | $556.40 | $1,070.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center one side Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC ULTRASOUND BREAST COMPLETE - UNILATERAL | $747.75 | $997.00 | $149.55–$897.30 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital one side La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC ULTRASOUND BREAST COMPLETE - UNILATERAL | $747.75 | $997.00 | $279.16–$797.60 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center one side Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC ULTRASOUND BREAST COMPLETE - UNILATERAL | $747.75 | $997.00 | $139.58–$797.60 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital one side San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC ULTRASOUND BREAST COMPLETE - UNILATERAL | $747.75 | $997.00 | $279.16–$697.90 | 25% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Ultrasound of one breast | $983.95 | $1,789.00 | $83.32–$2,415.15 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $556.40, median $747.75, highest $983.95 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $747.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 8 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.