Screening mammogram cost in California

In California, 103 hospitals publish a cash price for screening mammogram, both breasts: from $46.37 to $1,178.21, with a median of $314.16. The lowest price is at Orchard Hospital (Gridley). The highest price is 25.4× the lowest.

• The median here, $314.16, is 26% above the US median of $249.60.
• That is 3.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($91.18).
• California ranks 33rd of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
• 26 of 103 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 77067. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map