Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in Columbia, SC
In Columbia, SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for breast ultrasound, limited (one breast or one area): from $240.50 to $276.50, with a median of $240.50. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast and 1 other hospital. Across South Carolina, the median is $544.95 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 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 Columbia, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast lowest Columbia, SC HB U/S BREAST - LIMITED | $240.50 | $481.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB U/S BREAST - LIMITED | $240.50 | $481.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB U/S BREAST - LIMITED | $276.50 | $553.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $240.50, median $240.50, highest $276.50 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $240.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.