Scans and imaging CPT 76642 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in Eureka, CA — inpatient

In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for breast ultrasound, limited (one breast or one area) as an inpatient: from $935.85 to $1,028.67, with a median of $982.26. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $46.41 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$935.85Providence St Joseph Hospital
Median$982.26half pay less
Highest$1,028.67in this market
Difference1.1×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $935.85Highest $1,071.51

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC US ED BREAST UNI LIMITED CDM $935.85 $1,835.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC US BREAST UNI LIMITED $1,028.67 $2,017.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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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
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC US BREAST UNI LIMITED $1,071.51 $2,101.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $935.85, median $982.26, highest $1,028.67 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $452.88 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.