Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in Joplin, MO
In Joplin, MO-KS, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Breast ultrasound, limited (one breast or one area) (one side of the body): from $252.20 to $430.92, with a median of $320.45. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin — $68.25 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $345.00 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 76642, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin one side lowest Joplin, MO Breast Ultrasound Limited Rt | $252.20 | $388.00 | $44.13–$373.76 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin one side lowest Joplin, MO Breast Ultrasound Limited Lt | $252.20 | $388.00 | $44.13–$373.76 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage one side Carthage, MO Breast Ultrasound Limited Lt | $305.50 | $470.00 | $89.87 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage one side Carthage, MO Breast Ultrasound Limited Rt | $305.50 | $470.00 | $44.13–$182.85 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas one side Galena, KS Breast Ultrasound Limited Rt | $320.45 | $493.00 | $44.13–$276.54 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus one side Columbus, KS Breast Ultrasound Limited Rt | $327.60 | $504.00 | $44.13–$143.52 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West one side Joplin, MO US BREAST RT | $430.92 | $1,077.30 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West one side Joplin, MO US BREAST LT | $430.92 | $1,077.30 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin both sides Joplin, MO Breast Ultrasound Limited Bilat | $378.30 | $582.00 | $44.13–$373.76 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage both sides Carthage, MO Breast Ultrasound Limited Bilat | $458.25 | $705.00 | $44.13–$182.85 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West both sides Joplin, MO US BREAST BILATERAL | $861.42 | $2,153.55 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $252.20, median $320.45, highest $430.92 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $378.30, median $458.25, highest $861.42 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $430.92. 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 1 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.