Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in Fayetteville, AR
In Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for breast ultrasound, limited (one breast or one area): from $264.55 to $504.24, with a median of $384.40. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas — $119.85 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $150.75 at 13 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas one side lowest Department Bella Vista, AR Breast Ultrasound Limited Lt | $264.55 | $407.00 | $79.68–$131.48 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas one side lowest Department Bella Vista, AR Breast Ultrasound Limited Rt | $264.55 | $407.00 | $44.13–$177.82 | 35% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale, AR · (479) 725-6800 LIMITED ULTRASOUND SCAN OF 1 BREAST | $504.24 | $560.27 | $81.22–$284.21 | 10% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale, AR · (479) 725-6800 ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED | $534.95 | $594.39 | $81.22–$284.21 | 10% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas both sides Department Bella Vista, AR Breast Ultrasound Limited Bilat | $397.15 | $611.00 | $79.68–$131.48 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $264.55, median $384.40, highest $504.24 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $397.15, median $397.15, highest $397.15.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $387.49. 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 0 of 2 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.