Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 21 hospitals list a cash price for breast ultrasound, limited (one breast or one area): from $81.00 to $2,996.49, with a median of $550.08. The lowest listed price is at Saint John Hospital and 1 other hospital — $469.08 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $348.53 at 62 hospitals.
- The median here, $550.08, is 59% above the US median of $346.09.
- That is 6.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Kansas City, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 14 cities for code 76642, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 12, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Nov 5, 2026.
Lowest$81.00Saint John Hospital + 1 more
Median$550.08half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,996.49in this market
Difference37.0×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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
median
Lowest $81.00Highest $2,996.49
one sideboth sides
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John Hospital one side lowest Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Ultrasound Breast Unilat Limited File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $81.00 | $502.74 | $48.74–$402.19 | 84% |
| Providence Medical Center one side lowest Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Ultrasound Breast Unilat Limited File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $81.00 | $492.36 | $48.74–$492.36 | 84% |
| St Joseph Medical Center one side Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Ultrasound Breast Unilat Limited File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $86.00 | $451.35 | $48.74–$451.35 | 81% |
| Lakewood Medical Center one side Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 LT+1 more line at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $152.90 | $278.00 | $57.80–$278.00 | 45% |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 76642 Fast Ultrasound Breast, Limited File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $152.90 | $278.00 | $57.80–$278.00 | 45% |
| University Health Truman Medical Center one side Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 LT+1 more line at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $152.90 | $278.00 | $75.95–$278.00 | 45% |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 76642 Fast Ultrasound Breast, Limited File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $152.90 | $278.00 | $75.95–$278.00 | 45% |
| Liberty Hospital one side Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 MAMM US BREAST LIMITED LT+3 more lines at this price File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $164.00 | $585.00 | $175.50–$487.89 | 72% |
| NKC Health one side North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 Sono Axilla Breast Right+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $193.14 | $666.00 | $77.89–$544.79 | 71% |
| Cass Regional Medical Center one side Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 US Soft tissue Breast RT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $221.20 | $316.00 | $41.08–$409.57 | 30% |
| Mish one side Lenexa, KS US Breast Right Limited+1 more line at this price File of Oct 2, 2026 · source file | $250.00 | $300.00 | $67.42–$98.73 | 17% |
| NKC Health one side North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 Sono Breast Limited Right+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $386.28 | $1,332.00 | $77.89–$1,089.58 | 71% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 US BREAST POST MA File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $533.78 | $762.53 | $87.17–$648.15 | 30% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 US BREAST LIMITED FAC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $550.08 | $1,146.00 | $51.18–$1,031.40 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 US BREAST LIMITED FAC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $550.08 | $1,146.00 | $51.18–$1,031.40 | 52% |
| Belton Regional Medical Center one side Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 US BRST UNI RT W AX LTD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $689.04 | $689.04 | $89.58–$620.14 | — |
| Research Medical Center one side Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 US BRST UNI LT W AX LTD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $729.05 | $729.05 | $94.78–$729.05 | — |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center one side Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 US BRST UNI LT W AX LTD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $826.57 | $826.57 | $107.45–$619.93 | — |
| Cass Regional Medical Center one side Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 US RT BREAST 76642+1 more line at this price File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $836.50 | $1,195.00 | $155.35–$1,157.96 | 30% |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 US Soft Tissue L Breast+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $836.50 | $1,195.00 | $155.35–$1,157.96 | 30% |
| Centerpoint Medical Center one side Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 US BRST UNI RT W AX LTD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $900.96 | $900.96 | $117.12–$810.86 | — |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC US BREAST UNI REAL TIME WITH IMAGE LIMITED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $912.87 | $912.87 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC US BREAST UNI REAL TIME WITH IMAGE LIMITED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $912.87 | $912.87 | — | — |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center one side Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 US BRST UNI LT W AX LTD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,191.95 | $1,191.95 | $221.70–$1,191.95 | — |
| Menorah Medical Center one side Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 US BRST UNI RT W AX LTD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,892.31 | $1,892.31 | $246.00–$1,513.85 | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center one side Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 US BRST UNI LT W AX LTD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,996.49 | $2,996.49 | $389.54–$2,547.02 | — |
| NKC Health both sides North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 Sono Breaat Limited Bilat+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $386.28 | $1,332.00 | $77.31–$1,089.58 | 71% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $81.00, median $550.08, highest $2,996.49 — a 37.0× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $386.28, median $386.28, highest $386.28.
The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a
price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single
published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $250.00. 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 11 of 19 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 breast ultrasound (limited) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast ultrasound (limited) explained.