Scans and imaging CPT 76642 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in Meridian, MS — inpatient

In Meridian, MS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Breast ultrasound, limited (one breast or one area) (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $59.18 to $107.60, with a median of $83.39. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center — $24.21 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $163.46 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 76642, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 17, 2026 and Feb 25, 2026.

Lowest$59.18Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center
Median$83.39half pay less
Highest$107.60in this market
Difference1.8×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 Meridian, MS.

median
Lowest $59.18Highest $107.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center one side lowest Meridian, MS HC BREAST US INCLUDE AXILLA UNILAT LMTD $59.18 $269.00 $53.80–$215.20 78% Feb 25, 2026
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Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South one side Meridian, MS HC BREAST US INCLUDE AXILLA UNILAT LMTD $107.60 $269.00 $53.80–$201.75 60% Feb 17, 2026
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One side of the body : lowest $59.18, median $83.39, highest $107.60 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $83.39 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 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.