Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in Waterloo, IA
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Breast ultrasound, limited (one breast or one area): from $158.40 to $475.80, with a median of $475.80. The lowest listed price is at Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation — $317.40 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $315.51 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation lowest Waterloo, IA CHG US BREAST UNI REAL TIME WITH IMAGE LIMITED | $158.40 | $198.00 | $76.19–$231.85 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA HC US BREAST LIMITED | $378.44 | $473.05 | $72.98–$306.06 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc one side Waterloo, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Lt | $475.80 | $732.00 | $75.49–$732.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc one side Cedar Falls, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Rt | $475.80 | $732.00 | $75.49–$732.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc one side Waterloo, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Rt | $475.80 | $732.00 | $75.49–$732.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc one side Cedar Falls, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Lt | $475.80 | $732.00 | $75.49–$732.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc one side Waterloo, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Bl | $713.70 | $1,098.00 | $75.49–$1,098.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc one side Cedar Falls, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Bl | $713.70 | $1,098.00 | $75.49–$1,098.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation both sides Waterloo, IA HC US BREAST LIMITEDE (BILAT) | $756.88 | $946.10 | $72.98–$612.13 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $158.40, median $475.80, highest $475.80 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $756.88, median $756.88, highest $756.88.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $475.80. 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 3 of 3 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.