Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 25 hospitals list a cash price for breast ultrasound, limited (one breast or one area): from $85.00 to $1,528.65, with a median of $355.20. The lowest listed price is at Lower Bucks Hospital — $270.20 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $460.65 at 100 hospitals.
- The median here, $355.20, is 3% above the US median of $346.09.
- That is 4.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Philadelphia, PA has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 7 of 25 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 21 cities for code 76642, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 21, 2026.
Lowest$85.00Lower Bucks Hospital
Median$355.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,528.65in this market
Difference18.0×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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
median
Lowest $85.00Highest $1,528.65
one sideboth sides
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital one side lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Ultrasound Breast Unilat Limited File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $85.00 | $365.23 | $40.94–$292.18 | 77% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital one side Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Ultrasound Breast Unilat Limited File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $88.00 | $430.61 | $40.94–$417.69 | 80% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton one side Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Ultrasound Breast Unilateral Limited File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $139.80 | $1,398.00 | $92.38–$449.08 | 90% |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes one side Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Ultrasound Breast Unilateral Limited File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $139.80 | $1,398.00 | $92.38–$449.08 | 90% |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital one side Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Ultrasound Breast Unilateral Limited File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $139.80 | $1,398.00 | $92.38–$449.08 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees one side Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Ultrasound Breast Unilateral Limited+1 more line at this price File of Jun 1, 2026 · source file | $139.80 | $1,398.00 | $92.38–$449.08 | 90% |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital one side Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Ultrasound Breast Unilateral Limited File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $139.80 | $1,398.00 | $92.38–$449.08 | 90% |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital one side Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Rt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $157.30 | $242.00 | $67.23–$407.86 | 35% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 US Chest Limited - IR File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $169.76 | $282.92 | $68.84–$217.85 | 40% |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital one side Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $235.95 | $363.00 | $67.23–$407.86 | 35% |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County one side Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 US,BREAST,UNIL,W AXILLA,LIMITED,RT GLR+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $277.45 | $277.45 | — | — |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Us Breast Limited File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $355.20 | $888.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Us Breast Limited File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $355.20 | $888.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Us Breast Limited File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $355.20 | $888.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Us Breast Limited File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $355.20 | $888.00 | — | 60% |
| St Mary Medical Center one side Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Rt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $395.85 | $609.00 | $66.99–$609.00 | 35% |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer one side Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 US BREAST UNILAT LIMITED File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $396.77 | $396.77 | $72.20–$376.28 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington one side Salem, NJ US BREAST UNILAT LIMITED File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $396.77 | $396.77 | $66.86–$376.28 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill one side Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 US BREAST UNILAT LIMITED File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $396.77 | $396.77 | $72.20–$376.28 | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury one side Woodbury, NJ US BREAST UNILAT LIMITED File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $396.77 | $396.77 | $68.30–$376.28 | — |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $468.90 | $521.00 | $65.70–$753.14 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $468.90 | $521.00 | $88.57–$431.49 | 10% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware one side Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Ultrasound Breast Unilateral Real Time With Image Doc Limited+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $486.00 | $486.00 | — | — |
| St Mary Medical Center one side Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $594.10 | $914.00 | $67.23–$914.00 | 35% |
| Nazareth Hospital one side Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Lt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $677.30 | $1,042.00 | $75.05–$1,021.16 | 35% |
| St. Francis Hospital one side Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Lt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $793.00 | $1,220.00 | $90.78–$1,171.20 | 35% |
| St Mary Medical Center one side Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Lt File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $915.85 | — | $59.36–$280.35 | — |
| Nazareth Hospital one side Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,015.95 | $1,563.00 | $75.05–$1,531.74 | 35% |
| St. Francis Hospital one side Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,189.50 | $1,830.00 | $90.78–$1,756.80 | 35% |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 US Breast Limited File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $1,528.65 | $1,528.65 | $55.27–$1,375.79 | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury both sides Woodbury, NJ US BREAST BILAT LIMITED File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $793.54 | $793.54 | $98.31–$583.25 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer both sides Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 US BREAST BILAT LIMITED File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $793.54 | $793.54 | $98.31–$583.25 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill both sides Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 US BREAST BILAT LIMITED File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $793.54 | $793.54 | $97.91–$583.25 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington both sides Salem, NJ US BREAST BILAT LIMITED File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $793.54 | $793.54 | $98.31–$583.25 | — |
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 $85.00, median $355.20, highest $1,528.65 — a 18.0× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $793.54, median $793.54, highest $793.54.
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 17 facilities here, median $396.77. 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 13 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 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 breast ultrasound (limited) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast ultrasound (limited) explained.