Diagnostic mammogram cost in Washington, DC
In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for diagnostic mammogram, both breasts: from $487.50 to $487.50, with a median of $487.50.
- The median here, $487.50, is 39% above the US median of $349.60.
- That is 4.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($110.56).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 14 cities for code 77066, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Lowest$487.50Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center
Median$487.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$487.50in this market
Difference1.0×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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
median
Lowest $343.50Highest $1,548.39
one sideboth sides
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center lowest Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgr-Digital Diagnostic Mammogram File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $487.50 | $975.00 | — | 50% |
| Jefferson Medical Center both sides Ranson, WV · (304) 728-1600 DX MAMMO INCL CAD BI File of Jul 12, 2026 · source file | $343.50 | $687.00 | — | 50% |
| Fauquier Health both sides Warrenton, VA · (540) 316-5000 Diagnostic mammography, including computer-aided detection (CAD) when performed; bilateral File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $345.20 | $863.00 | $200.00 | 60% |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital both sides Leesburg, VA · (703) 858-6600 HC DIGITAL MAMMO DX W/CAD BI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $364.50 | $729.00 | $67.44–$568.62 | 50% |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital both sides Fairfax, VA · (703) 391-4170 HC DIGITAL MAMMO DX W/CAD BI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $364.50 | $729.00 | $67.44–$568.62 | 50% |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital both sides Alexandria, VA · (703) 664-7105 HC DIGITAL MAMMO DX W/CAD BI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $364.50 | $729.00 | $67.44–$568.62 | 50% |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital both sides Alexandria, VA · (703) 504-3167 HC DIGITAL MAMMO DX W/CAD BI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $364.50 | $729.00 | $67.44–$568.62 | 50% |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital both sides Falls Church, VA · (703) 698-1110 HC DIGITAL MAMMO DX W/CAD BI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $364.50 | $729.00 | $67.44–$568.62 | 50% |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center both sides Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgr-Mammo Screen Conv Diag Bilat+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $487.50 | $975.00 | — | 50% |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital both sides Northwest Washington, DC · (202) 784-3000 DIGITAL DIAG MAMMO BILAT+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $526.91 | $810.63 | $121.61–$1,154.76 | 35% |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center both sides Washington, DC · (202) 877-7000 DIGITAL DIAG MAMMO BILAT+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $535.72 | $824.18 | $121.61–$1,155.65 | 35% |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center both sides Fredericksburg, VA · (540) 498-4000 Diagnostic mammography, including computer-aided detection (CAD) when performed; bilateral +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $684.32 | $684.32 | $112.83–$615.89 | — |
| MedStar Southern Hospital Center both sides Clinton, MD · (301) 868-8000 GRANT-MAMMOGRAPHY BILAT+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,083.63 | $1,105.74 | $1,083.63–$1,105.74 | 2% |
| Stonesprings Hospital Center both sides Dulles, VA · (571) 349-4000 MAMMO DIAG CAD BI+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,292.85 | $1,292.85 | $245.64–$1,098.92 | — |
| Reston Hospital Center both sides Reston, VA · (703) 689-9000 Diagnostic mammography, including computer-aided detection (CAD) when performed; bilateral +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,315.73 | $1,315.73 | $249.99–$1,184.16 | — |
| MedStar Montgomery Medical Center both sides Olney, MD · (301) 774-8882 DIGITAL DIAG MAMMO, BILAT+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,548.39 | $1,579.99 | $1,548.39–$1,579.99 | 2% |
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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $487.50, median $487.50, highest $487.50.
Both sides : lowest $343.50, median $487.50, highest $1,548.39 — a 4.5× 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 inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $487.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What diagnostic mammogram is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Diagnostic mammogram explained.