Breast ultrasound (limited) cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 83 hospitals publish a cash price for breast ultrasound, limited (one breast or one area): from $75.60 to $839.00, with a median of $357.70. The lowest price is at Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission (Charles City). The highest price is 11.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $357.70, is 3% above the US median of $346.09.
- That is 4.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Iowa ranks 30th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 83 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$75.60Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission
Median$357.70half of hospitals charge less
Highest$839.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$282.10vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission lowest Charles City · Charles City, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $75.60 | $189.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital one side Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA US Breast Exam | $90.90 | $303.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $95.68 | $184.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED | $115.65 | $257.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED | $128.50 | $257.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED | $142.33 | $331.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health one side Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $176.54 | $182.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $178.20 | $297.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $185.40 | $309.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Van Diest Medical Center one side Webster City · Webster City, IA US Breast Limited Left | $201.60 | $252.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $215.60 | $308.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $219.20 | $274.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC US BREAST LIMITED | $219.91 | $274.88 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC US BREAST LIMITED | $219.91 | $274.88 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC US BREAST LIMITED | $225.00 | $250.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC US BREAST LIMITED | $232.79 | $290.98 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $234.75 | $313.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $244.80 | $408.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC US BREAST LIMITED | $245.62 | $307.02 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $247.00 | $247.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC US BREAST LIMITED | $252.80 | $316.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $258.40 | $323.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC US BREAST LIMITED | $264.00 | $330.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC US BREAST LIMITED | $271.20 | $339.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $271.20 | $339.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA HC US BREAST LIMITED | $282.24 | $504.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $284.42 | $424.50 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC US BREAST LIMITED | $284.80 | $356.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital one side Spencer · Spencer, IA Ultrasound Breast Limited RT | $294.00 | $392.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center one side Manchester · Manchester, IA ULTRASOUND BREAST LIMITED | $313.60 | $392.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $314.94 | $543.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $315.00 | $315.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center one side Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL BR Breast US R-Second Look | $315.00 | $525.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic one side West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 76642 US BREAST UNILATERAL LIMITED | $316.01 | $532.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC US BREAST LIMITED | $322.20 | $402.75 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center one side Dewitt · Clinton, IA GHS BR BREAST US R-SECOND LOOK | $327.60 | $546.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare one side Harwarden · Harwarden, IA ULTRASOUND BREAST, UNILATERAL LEFT | $329.61 | $387.78 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $341.25 | $525.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center one side Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL US Breast Right | $344.40 | $574.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC US BREAST LIMITED | $347.40 | $386.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital one side Boone · Ames, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $355.62 | $444.53 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $357.70 | $511.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center one side Clinton · Clinton, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Rt | $368.55 | $567.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center one side Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Rt | $374.40 | $576.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC US BREAST LIMITED | $375.98 | $469.97 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC US BREAST LIMITED | $379.02 | $473.77 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA US BREAST LIMITED | $384.00 | $481.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC US BREAST LIMITED | $385.87 | $482.33 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC US BREAST LIMITED | $389.80 | $487.24 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC US BREAST LIMITED | $389.80 | $487.24 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center one side Algona · Algona, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $391.20 | $489.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $405.00 | $540.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $407.25 | $543.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas · Pocahontas, IA HC US BREAST LIMITED | $408.00 | $408.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $411.20 | $514.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $415.20 | $519.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $431.00 | $431.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center one side Sheldon · Sheldon, IA US UNILATERAL BREAST LIMITED | $446.40 | $558.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital one side Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Ultrasound, breast, unilateral, real time with image documentation, including axilla when performed; limited | $450.00 | $600.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital one side Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $457.90 | $482.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center one side Mason City · Mason City, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Rt | $460.85 | $709.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital one side Estherville · Estherville, IA | $467.54 | $482.00 | — source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center one side Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Rt | $475.80 | $732.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital one side Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Rt | $475.80 | $732.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $479.70 | $533.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $480.90 | $687.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie County Hospital Guthrie Center · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $484.00 | $484.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton one side New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Rt | $486.20 | $748.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Elkader Medical Center one side Elkader · Elkader, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Rt | $486.20 | $748.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center one side Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Lt | $486.20 | $748.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center one side Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Lt | $486.20 | $748.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA HC US BREAST LIMITED | $514.40 | $643.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC US BREAST LIMITED | $516.80 | $646.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC US BREAST LIMITED | $517.41 | $646.76 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center one side Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Rt | $528.45 | $813.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | $530.00 | $530.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center one side Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Ultrasound Breast Limited | $563.00 | $563.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down one side Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB ULTRASOUND, BREAST, UNILATERAL; LIMITED | $563.50 | $805.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics one side Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB ULTRASOUND, BREAST, UNILATERAL; LIMITED | $563.50 | $805.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA US BREAST LIMITED PER PROROCOL | $646.00 | $994.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center one side Centerville · Centerville, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Rt | $748.00 | $748.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center one side West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC US Breast Unilateral Limited Rt | $813.00 | $813.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA BR BREAST US R | $839.00 | $839.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 8 | $258.40 | $522.93 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 6 | $95.68 | $330.50 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $219.91 | $315.00 |
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $234.75 | $563.50 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $90.90 | $128.50 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $355.62 | $435.01 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $247.00 | $265.71 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $385.87 | $398.54 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $327.60 | $348.08 |
| Dubuque, IA | 2 | $322.20 | $348.30 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $391.20 | $391.20 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $215.60 | $215.60 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $315.00 | $315.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $178.20 | $178.20 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $407.25 | $407.25 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $379.02 | $379.02 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $748.00 | $748.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $75.60 | $75.60 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $347.40 | $347.40 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $185.40 | $185.40 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $115.65 | $115.65 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $431.00 | $431.00 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $480.90 | $480.90 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $415.20 | $415.20 |
| Elkader, IA | 1 | $486.20 | $486.20 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $450.00 | $450.00 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $467.54 | $467.54 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $244.80 | $244.80 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $245.62 | $245.62 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $405.00 | $405.00 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $375.98 | $375.98 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $516.80 | $516.80 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $479.70 | $479.70 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $314.94 | $314.94 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $329.61 | $329.61 |
| Humboldt, IA | 1 | $225.00 | $225.00 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $530.00 | $530.00 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $282.24 | $282.24 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $357.70 | $357.70 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $384.00 | $384.00 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $219.20 | $219.20 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $313.60 | $313.60 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $839.00 | $839.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $389.80 | $389.80 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $460.85 | $460.85 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $219.91 | $219.91 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $486.20 | $486.20 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $486.20 | $486.20 |
| Orange City, IA | 1 | $271.20 | $271.20 |
| Pocahontas, IA | 1 | $408.00 | $408.00 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $284.80 | $284.80 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $446.40 | $446.40 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $341.25 | $341.25 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $176.54 | $176.54 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $232.79 | $232.79 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $294.00 | $294.00 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $457.90 | $457.90 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $252.80 | $252.80 |
| Webster City, IA | 1 | $201.60 | $201.60 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $316.01 | $316.01 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What breast ultrasound (limited) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast ultrasound (limited) explained.
Breast ultrasound, limited (one breast or one area) in other states
- Alabama$254.66
- Alaska$468.00
- Arizona$205.00
- Arkansas$152.18
- California$534.38
- Colorado$432.98
- Connecticut$249.00
- Delaware$541.20
- District of Columbia$457.40, 3 hospitals
- Florida$519.76
- Georgia$348.40
- Hawaii$435.00
- Idaho$321.50
- Illinois$438.90
- Indiana$324.60
- Kansas$295.00
- Kentucky$297.99
- Louisiana$167.30
- Maine$242.57
- Maryland$464.72
- Massachusetts$437.48
- Michigan$270.23
- Minnesota$314.55
- Mississippi$156.95
- Missouri$348.53
- Montana$247.00
- Nebraska$424.00
- Nevada$300.00
- New Hampshire$364.14
- New Jersey$139.80
- New Mexico$265.95
- New York$252.84
- North Carolina$361.00
- North Dakota$299.60
- Ohio$409.85
- Oklahoma$333.45
- Oregon$304.00
- Pennsylvania$460.65
- Puerto Rico$100.00
- Rhode Island$182.40
- South Carolina$505.52
- South Dakota$562.40
- Tennessee$165.20
- Texas$348.87
- Utah$610.82
- Vermont$574.75
- Virginia$496.00
- Washington$338.85
- West Virginia$263.25
- Wisconsin$392.70
- Wyoming$476.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.