Diagnostic mammogram, 1 breast cost in California

In California, 157 hospitals publish a cash price for diagnostic mammogram, one breast: from $31.97 to $1,568.91, with a median of $375.20. The lowest price is at Orchard Hospital (Gridley). The highest price is 49.1× the lowest.

• The median here, $375.20, is 32% above the US median of $285.12.
• That is 4.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($86.17).
• California ranks 39th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 38 of 157 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 77065. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map