Scans and imaging CPT 77065 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Diagnostic mammogram, one breast in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — inpatient

In Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Diagnostic mammogram, one breast as an inpatient: from $226.40 to $334.03, with a median of $280.22.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 77065, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$226.40Central Iowa Hospital Corporation
Median$280.22half pay less
Highest$334.03in this market
Difference1.5×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 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.

median
Lowest $226.40Highest $354.90
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Central Iowa Hospital Corporation lowest Des Moines, IA CHG DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAPHY COMPUTER-AIDED DETCJ UNI $226.40 $283.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Central Iowa Hospital Corporation Des Moines, IA CHG DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAPHY COMPUTER-AIDED DETCJ UNI $226.40 $283.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center - Newton one side Newton, IA HC Mammography Diagnostic Unilateral Rt $297.05 $457.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center - Newton one side Newton, IA HC Mammography Diagnostic Unilateral Lt $297.05 $457.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Central Iowa Hospital Corporation Des Moines, IA HC DX MAMMO INCL CAD UNIL $334.03 $417.53 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Central Iowa Hospital Corporation Des Moines, IA HC DX MAMMO INCL CAD UNIL $334.03 $417.53 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp one side Des Moines, IA HC Mammography Diagnostic Unilateral Rt $354.90 $546.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp one side Des Moines, IA HC Mammography Diagnostic Unilateral Lt $354.90 $546.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $226.40, median $280.22, highest $334.03 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

One side of the body : lowest $297.05, median $325.98, highest $354.90 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

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 outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $280.22 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $325.98 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A diagnostic mammogram of one breast is an X-ray exam done to check a specific concern, such as a lump, pain, nipple discharge or an unclear result on a screening mammogram. It usually takes more images than a screening exam.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the imaging, including computer-aided detection when used. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately, and 3D mammography (tomosynthesis) or a follow-up ultrasound is billed under other codes.