Scans and imaging CPT 76642 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in Austin, TX — inpatient

In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 13 hospitals list a cash price for breast ultrasound, limited (one breast or one area) as an inpatient: from $130.05 to $477.71, with a median of $346.09. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton and 1 other hospital — $216.04 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $346.19 at 94 hospitals.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 cities for code 76642, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Jun 13, 2026.

Lowest$130.05Ascension Seton + 1 more
Median$346.09half pay less
Highest$477.71in this market
Difference3.7×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

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Lowest $130.05Highest $516.60
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Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ascension Seton lowest Smithville, TX ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED $130.05 $361.25 $55.44–$335.20 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Smithville, TX US BREAST LTD LT $130.05 $361.25 $55.44–$335.20 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Smithville, TX US BREAST LTD RT $130.05 $361.25 $55.44–$335.20 64% —
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Ascension Seton lowest Kyle, TX ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED $130.05 $361.25 $55.44–$335.20 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Kyle, TX US BREAST LTD LT $130.05 $361.25 $55.44–$335.20 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Kyle, TX US BREAST LTD RT $130.05 $361.25 $55.44–$335.20 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Luling, TX US BREAST LTD LT MF $160.74 $446.50 $55.44–$424.37 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Luling, TX US BREAST LTD RT MF $160.74 $446.50 $55.44–$424.37 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Luling, TX US BREAST LTD LT $160.74 $446.50 $55.44–$424.37 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Luling, TX US BREAST LTD RT $160.74 $446.50 $55.44–$424.37 64% —
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Ascension Seton Luling, TX ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED $163.35 $453.75 $55.44–$424.37 64% —
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Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX US-BREAST LIMITED $212.17 $589.36 $55.44–$530.46 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Austin, TX US BREAST LTD LT $252.88 $361.25 $55.44–$335.20 30% —
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Ascension Seton one side Austin, TX US BREAST LTD RT $252.88 $361.25 $55.44–$335.20 30% —
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED $252.88 $361.25 $55.44–$335.20 30% —
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED $265.68 $738.00 $55.44–$530.46 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Austin, TX US BREAST LTD RT $265.68 $738.00 $55.44–$530.46 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Austin, TX US BREAST LTD LT $265.68 $738.00 $55.44–$530.46 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Austin, TX US BREAST LTD RT $265.68 $738.00 $55.44–$530.46 64% —
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED $265.68 $738.00 $55.44–$530.46 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Austin, TX US BREAST LTD RT $265.68 $738.00 $55.44–$530.46 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Austin, TX US BREAST LTD LT $265.68 $738.00 $55.44–$530.46 64% —
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED $265.68 $738.00 $55.44–$530.46 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Smithville, TX US BREAST LTD LT MF $265.68 $738.00 $55.44–$530.46 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Smithville, TX US BREAST LTD RT MF $265.68 $738.00 $55.44–$530.46 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Kyle, TX US BREAST LTD LT MF $265.68 $738.00 $55.44–$530.46 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Kyle, TX US BREAST LTD RT MF $265.68 $738.00 $55.44–$530.46 64% —
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Ascension Seton Austin, TX ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED $265.68 $738.00 $55.44–$530.46 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Austin, TX US BREAST LTD LT $265.68 $738.00 $55.44–$530.46 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Austin, TX US BREAST LTD RT $265.68 $738.00 $55.44–$530.46 64% —
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Ascension Seton one side Austin, TX US BREAST LTD LT $265.68 $738.00 $55.44–$530.46 64% —
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX HC ULTRASOUND BREAST, LIMITED $346.09 $576.82 $317.25–$519.14 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC ULTRASOUND BREAST, LIMITED $346.09 $576.82 $317.25–$374.93 40% Jun 3, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC ULTRASOUND BREAST, LIMITED $346.09 $576.82 $317.25–$519.14 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX HC ULTRASOUND BREAST, LIMITED $346.09 $576.82 $317.25–$461.46 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX HC ULTRASOUND BREAST, LIMITED $346.09 $576.82 $317.25–$403.77 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX HC ULTRASOUND BREAST, LIMITED $346.09 $576.82 $317.25–$403.77 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX HC ULTRASOUND BREAST, LIMITED $346.09 $576.82 $317.25–$519.14 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital - Austin one side Austin, TX TC ULTRASOUND BREAST UNILATERAL LIMITED $477.71 $713.00 $285.20–$677.35 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital - Austin one side Austin, TX TC IR ULTRASOUND BREAST UNILATERAL (INCLUDING AXILLA WHEN PERFORMED) LIMITED $479.05 $715.00 $286.00–$679.25 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital - Austin one side Austin, TX TC ULTRASOUND BREAST UNILATERAL (INCLUDING AXILLA WHEN PERFORMED) LIMITED $479.05 $715.00 $286.00–$679.25 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Ascension Seton one side Austin, TX US BREAST LTD LT MF $516.60 $738.00 $55.44–$530.46 30% —
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Ascension Seton one side Austin, TX US BREAST LTD RT MF $516.60 $738.00 $55.44–$530.46 30% —
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Ascension Seton both sides Austin, TX US BRST LTD BI $285.48 $793.00 $55.44–$530.46 64% —
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Ascension Seton both sides Austin, TX US BRST LTD BI $285.48 $793.00 $55.44–$530.46 64% —
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Ascension Seton both sides Austin, TX US BRST LTD BI $285.48 $793.00 $55.44–$530.46 64% —
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Inpatient: lowest $130.05, median $346.09, highest $477.71 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $285.48, median $285.48, highest $285.48.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $346.09 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 13 of 13 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 limited breast ultrasound looks at one breast or one area, usually a lump or a finding on a mammogram.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the scan and may or may not include the radiologist's reading.