Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in Birmingham, AL — inpatient
In Birmingham, AL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for breast ultrasound, limited (one breast or one area) (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $193.98 to $2,112.00, with a median of $1,640.00. The lowest listed price is at The Children's Hospital of Alabama — $1,446.02 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $1,193.00 at 10 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 76642, 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 Birmingham, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama one side lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Ultrasound Breast Limited - Right | $193.98 | $451.11 | $451.11 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama one side lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Ultrasound Breast Limited - Right | $193.98 | $451.11 | $306.75–$406.00 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama one side lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Ultrasound Breast Limited - Left | $193.98 | $451.11 | $306.75–$406.00 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama one side lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Ultrasound Breast Limited - Left | $193.98 | $451.11 | $451.11 | 57% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital one side Alabaster, AL · (205) 620-8100 Hb Ultrasound Breast Limited - Us Breast Right Limited | $1,640.00 | $1,640.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital one side Birmingham, AL · (205) 783-3800 Hb Ultrasound Breast Limited - Us Breast Right Limited | $1,640.00 | $1,640.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital one side Jasper, AL · (205) 387-4000 Hb Ultrasound Breast Limited - Us Breast Right Limited | $1,640.00 | $1,640.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital one side Birmingham, AL · (205) 877-1000 Hb Ultrasound Breast Limited - Us Breast Right Limited | $2,112.00 | $2,112.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama both sides Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Ultrasound Breast Limited - Bilateral | $387.95 | $902.22 | $902.22 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama both sides Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Ultrasound Breast Limited - Bilateral | $387.95 | $902.22 | $613.51–$812.00 | 57% | — source file |
One side of the body : lowest $193.98, median $1,640.00, highest $2,112.00 — a 10.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $387.95, median $387.95, highest $387.95.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,640.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.