Breast ultrasound cost in California

In California, 182 hospitals publish a cash price for breast ultrasound, complete, one breast: from $66.56 to $3,592.44, with a median of $705.75. The lowest price is at Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage). The highest price is 54.0× the lowest.

• The median here, $705.75, is 69% above the US median of $417.80.
• That is 6.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
• California ranks 51st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 59 of 182 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 76641. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map