Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Breast ultrasound, limited (one breast or one area): from $152.32 to $351.02, with a median of $351.02. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital — $198.70 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $275.54 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 Jan 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital lowest Duluth, MN Pro US Breast Uni Real Time With Image Limited | $152.32 | $280.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN Fac US Breast Uni Real Time With Image Limited | $313.34 | $576.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services one side Hibbing, MN HC US BREAST UNILAT, REAL TIME W IMAGE, LIMITED | $314.93 | $741.00 | $82.82–$1,670.18 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED | $351.02 | $475.00 | $189.05–$429.88 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED | $351.02 | $475.00 | $182.35–$475.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED | $351.02 | $475.00 | $152.00–$429.88 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN US BREAST UNI REAL TIME WITH IMAGE LIMITED | $465.66 | $856.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital both sides Duluth, MN Pro US Breast Uni Real Time With Image Limited|TECHNICAL COMPONENT|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $228.48 | $420.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital both sides Duluth, MN Fac US Breast Uni Real Time With Image Limited|TECHNICAL COMPONENT|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $470.02 | $864.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $152.32, median $351.02, highest $351.02 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $228.48, median $228.48, highest $228.48.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $233.63. 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.