Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in California

In California, 180 hospitals publish a cash price for breast ultrasound, limited (one breast or one area): from $55.40 to $2,316.00, with a median of $534.38. The lowest price is at Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage). The highest price is 41.8× the lowest.

• The median here, $534.38, is 54% above the US median of $346.09.
• That is 6.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
• California ranks 47th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 55 of 180 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 76642. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map