Breast ultrasound cost in Waterloo, IA
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for breast ultrasound, complete, one breast: from $192.80 to $861.90, with a median of $861.90. The lowest listed price is at Allen Hospital — $669.10 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $192.80 at 23 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Hospital lowest Waterloo, IA · (319) 235-3941 CHG US BREAST UNI REAL TIME WITH IMAGE COMPLETE | $192.80 | $241.00 | $91.69–$282.80 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA · (319) 235-3941 HC US BREAST COMPLETE | $378.44 | $473.05 | $88.15–$306.06 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA · (319) 235-3941 HC US ABUS BREAST | $378.44 | $473.05 | $88.15–$306.06 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital one side Cedar Falls, IA · (319) 268-3000 HC US Breast Unilateral Complete Lt | $861.90 | $1,326.00 | $91.69–$1,326.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital one side Cedar Falls, IA · (319) 268-3000 HC US Breast Unilateral Complete Rt | $861.90 | $1,326.00 | $91.69–$1,326.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center one side Waterloo, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Complete Lt | $861.90 | $1,326.00 | $91.69–$1,326.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center one side Waterloo, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Complete Rt | $861.90 | $1,326.00 | $91.69–$1,326.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center one side Waterloo, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Complete Bl | $1,292.85 | $1,989.00 | $91.69–$1,989.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital one side Cedar Falls, IA · (319) 268-3000 HC US Breast Unilateral Complete Bl | $1,293.50 | $1,990.00 | $91.69–$1,990.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital both sides Waterloo, IA · (319) 235-3941 HC US BREAST COMPLETE (BILAT) | $756.88 | $946.10 | $88.15–$612.13 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $192.80, median $861.90, highest $861.90 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $756.88, median $756.88, highest $756.88.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $861.90. 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 3 of 3 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.