Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for Breast ultrasound, limited (one breast or one area): from $327.60 to $569.80, with a median of $528.75. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa and 2 other hospitals — $201.15 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $371.25 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 5 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa lowest San Diego, CA US BREAST UNI REAL TIME WITH IMAGE LIMITED | $327.60 | $630.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos lowest San Marcos, CA US BREAST UNI REAL TIME WITH IMAGE LIMITED | $327.60 | $630.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion lowest San Diego, CA US BREAST UNI REAL TIME WITH IMAGE LIMITED | $327.60 | $630.00 | $81.00–$240.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Smh- Us Breast Limited Uni | $473.25 | $631.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grossmont Hospital Corporation one side La Mesa, CA HC ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED - US BREAST RIGHT LIMITED | $528.75 | $705.00 | $0.06–$690.90 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center one side Chula Vista, CA HC ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED - US BREAST RIGHT LIMITED | $528.75 | $705.00 | $1.00–$971.92 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital one side San Diego, CA HC ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED - US BREAST RIGHT LIMITED | $528.75 | $705.00 | $1.00–$564.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center one side Coronado, CA HC ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED - US BREAST RIGHT LIMITED | $528.75 | $705.00 | $0.98–$690.90 | 25% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA Ultrasound of one breast | $569.80 | $1,036.00 | $62.30–$1,398.60 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $327.60, median $528.75, highest $569.80 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $528.75. 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 5 of 8 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.