Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for breast ultrasound, limited (one breast or one area): from $162.59 to $489.14, with a median of $181.70. The lowest listed price is at Erie County Medical Center — $19.11 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $215.45 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 76642, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Medical Center lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED | $162.59 | — | $46.73–$419.18 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 US Breast Uni Real Time With Image Limited | $181.70 | $181.70 | $16.16–$389.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 US Breast Uni Real Time With Image Limited | $181.70 | $181.70 | $16.16–$583.50 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 US Breast Uni Real Time With Image Limited | $181.70 | $181.70 | $16.16–$389.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Ultrasound Breast Limited - US Breast Right Limited | $389.00 | $389.00 | $16.16–$389.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital one side Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Ultrasound Breast Limited - US Breast Right Limited | $389.00 | $389.00 | $16.16–$583.50 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Ultrasound Breast Limited - US Breast Right Limited | $389.00 | $389.00 | $16.16–$389.00 | — | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Ultrasound Breast Limited | $489.14 | $489.14 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo both sides Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Ultrasound Breast Limited - US Breast Bilateral Limited | $389.00 | $389.00 | $16.16–$389.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital both sides Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Ultrasound Breast Limited - US Breast Bilateral Limited | $389.00 | $389.00 | $16.16–$389.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital both sides Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Ultrasound Breast Limited - US Breast Bilateral Limited | $389.00 | $389.00 | $16.16–$583.50 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $162.59, median $181.70, highest $489.14 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $389.00, median $389.00, highest $389.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $181.70. 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 4 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 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 76642 ($346.09). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NYHC Ultrasound Breast Limited - US Breast Left Limited | $16.00 | file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NYHC Ultrasound Breast Limited - US Breast Left Limited | $16.00 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NYHC Ultrasound Breast Limited - US Breast Left Limited | $16.00 | file |