Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 24 hospitals list a cash price for breast ultrasound, limited (one breast or one area): from $132.00 to $2,080.20, with a median of $472.56. The lowest listed price is at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $340.56 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $460.65 at 100 hospitals.
- The median here, $472.56, is 37% above the US median of $346.09.
- That is 5.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Pittsburgh, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 16 cities for code 76642, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 2026.
Lowest$132.00Excela Health Latrobe Hospital + 2 more
Median$472.56half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,080.20in this market
Difference15.8×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 Pittsburgh, PA.
median
Lowest $132.00Highest $2,080.20
one sideboth sides
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital lowest Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 ED US BREAST LIMITED File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $132.00 | $220.00 | $82.13–$226.62 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital one side Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 US BREAST SONOGRAM LT LIMITED+1 more line at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $132.00 | $220.00 | $7.00–$110.40 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital lowest Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 ED US BREAST LIMITED File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $132.00 | $220.00 | $566.40 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital one side Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 US BREAST RIGHT LIMITED+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $132.00 | $220.00 | $82.13–$226.62 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital one side Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 US BREAST RIGHT LIMITED+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $132.00 | $220.00 | $82.13–$226.62 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital lowest Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 ED US BREAST LIMITED File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $132.00 | $220.00 | $82.13–$226.62 | 40% |
| Uniontown Hospital one side Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 LIMITED ULTRASOUND SCAN OF 1 BREAST+1 more line at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $135.00 | $270.00 | $84.35–$196.54 | 50% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $151.00 | $302.00 | $24.44–$196.54 | 50% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital one side Kittanning, PA ADAGIO US BREAST LIMITED RT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $165.00 | $550.00 | $45.03–$550.00 | 70% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital one side Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC US BREAST LIMITED UNILATERAL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $284.40 | $474.00 | $34.92–$436.08 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington one side Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 US BREAST LIMITED-RT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $296.80 | $424.00 | $75.41–$305.28 | 30% |
| UPMC Mercy one side Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 US BREAST LIMITED UNILATERAL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $370.80 | $618.00 | $34.59–$556.20 | 40% |
| UPMC Jameson one side New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 US BREAST LIMITED UNILATERAL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $403.20 | $672.00 | $35.20–$591.36 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC US BREAST UNI LIMITED File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $457.38 | $594.00 | $54.79–$267.60 | 23% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC US BREAST UNI LIMITED File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $463.32 | $594.00 | $54.50–$266.61 | 22% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC US BREAST UNI LIMITED File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $463.32 | $594.00 | $48.39–$267.60 | 22% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC US BREAST UNI LIMITED File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $481.80 | $660.00 | $60.27–$297.22 | 27% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC US BREAST UNI LIMITED File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $501.60 | $660.00 | $59.27–$295.25 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC US BREAST UNI LIMITED File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $507.87 | $627.00 | $39.54–$277.47 | 19% |
| Highlands Hospital one side Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 SONO/BREAST-LT LIMITED+1 more line at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | $359.24–$831.48 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital one side Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 US BREAST LIMITED LT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | $286.75–$1,306.38 | 40% |
| UPMC East one side Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 US BREAST LIMITED UNILATERAL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $727.80 | $1,213.00 | $34.92–$970.40 | 40% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital one side Butler, PA US Breast Lt Limited+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $757.40 | $1,082.00 | $202.33–$1,136.10 | 30% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA US Breast Screening Bil Limit File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $757.40 | $1,082.00 | $202.33–$1,136.10 | 30% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless one side Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC US BREAST LIMITED UNILATERAL File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $894.00 | $1,490.00 | $34.92–$1,266.50 | 40% |
| UPMC St Margaret one side Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 US BREAST LIMITED UNILATERAL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,078.80 | $1,798.00 | $34.92–$1,528.30 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian one side Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 US BREAST LIMITED UNILATERAL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,187.40 | $1,979.00 | $34.92–$1,682.15 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh one side Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 US BREAST LIMITED UNILATERAL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,294.80 | $2,158.00 | $82.13–$1,942.20 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport one side McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 US BREAST LIMITED UNILATERAL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $2,080.20 | $3,467.00 | $34.92–$2,946.95 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital both sides Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 US BREAST SONOGRAM BILAT LIMITED File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $132.00 | $220.00 | $14.40–$78.58 | 40% |
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.
Outpatient: lowest $132.00, median $472.56, highest $2,080.20 — a 15.8× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $132.00, median $132.00, highest $132.00.
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 25 facilities here, median $463.32. 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 17 of 24 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.
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