Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for Breast ultrasound, limited (one breast or one area): from $151.00 to $2,080.20, with a median of $617.84. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $466.84 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $398.03 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 76642, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED | $151.00 | $302.00 | $24.44–$196.54 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital one side Pittsburgh, PA HC US BREAST LIMITED UNILATERAL | $284.40 | $474.00 | $34.92–$436.08 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy one side Pittsburgh, PA US BREAST LIMITED UNILATERAL | $370.80 | $618.00 | $34.59–$556.20 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson one side New Castle, PA US BREAST LIMITED UNILATERAL | $403.20 | $672.00 | $35.20–$591.36 | 40% | — source file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Wexford, PA HC US BREAST UNI LIMITED | $463.98 | $627.00 | $48.39–$281.42 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA HC US BREAST UNI LIMITED | $507.87 | $627.00 | $39.54–$277.47 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East one side Monroeville, PA US BREAST LIMITED UNILATERAL | $727.80 | $1,213.00 | $34.92–$970.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless one side Pittsburgh, PA HC US BREAST LIMITED UNILATERAL | $894.00 | $1,490.00 | $34.92–$1,266.50 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret one side Pittsburgh, PA US BREAST LIMITED UNILATERAL | $1,078.80 | $1,798.00 | $34.92–$1,528.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian one side Pittsburgh, PA US BREAST LIMITED UNILATERAL | $1,187.40 | $1,979.00 | $34.92–$1,682.15 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh one side Pittsburgh, PA US BREAST LIMITED UNILATERAL | $1,294.80 | $2,158.00 | $82.13–$1,942.20 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport one side McKeesport, PA US BREAST LIMITED UNILATERAL | $2,080.20 | $3,467.00 | $34.92–$2,946.95 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $151.00, median $617.84, highest $2,080.20 — a 13.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $727.80. 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 10 of 12 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 76642 ($346.09). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PACHG US BREAST UNI REAL TIME WITH IMAGE LIMITED | $17.29 | file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Wexford, PACHG US BREAST UNI REAL TIME WITH IMAGE LIMITED | $23.66 | file |