Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for breast ultrasound, limited (one breast or one area): from $431.46 to $474.30, with a median of $452.88. The lowest listed price is at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital — $21.42 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $371.25 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC US BREAST UNI LIMITED | $431.46 | $846.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC US BREAST UNI LIMITED | $474.30 | $930.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC US ED BREAST UNI LIMITED CDM | $935.85 | $1,835.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC US BREAST UNI LIMITED | $1,028.67 | $2,017.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC US ED BREAST UNI LIMITED CDM | $1,028.67 | $2,017.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC US BREAST UNI LIMITED | $1,071.51 | $2,101.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $431.46, median $452.88, highest $474.30 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $982.26. 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.