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Limited Ultrasound Scan of 1 Breast Cost in North Carolina
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 95 North Carolina hospitals. CPT 76642. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $322
📉 Low $30.38
📈 High $1,491
🏥 95 hospitals
🏛️ 60 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $78.89
Hospital comparison — North Carolina
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 95 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | BCBS | Centene | Cigna | UHC | Humana | MultiPlan | Health Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONSLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE |
$30.38 | $26.43 | $7.65 | $7.65 | $26.43 | $7.65 | $30.95 | $27.34 | — |
| HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ELKIN |
$58.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALLEGHANY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DOCTORS STREET SPARTA |
$105 | $71.40 | $61.06 | $71.40 | $176 | $71.40 | — | — | — |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL MOORESVILLE |
$135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH PENDER MEDICAL CENTER BURGAW |
$139 | $85.25 | $83.16 | $88.24 | $85.65 | $225 | $79.00 | — | — |
| MISSION HOSPITAL ASHEVILLE |
$167 | $121 | $30.74 | $31.66 | $62.09 | $31.21 | — | $134 | — |
| CONE HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH MOSES CONE HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH ANNIE PENN HOSPITAL REIDSVILLE |
$195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH WESLEY LONG HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BURLINGTON |
$195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST DAVIE MEDICAL CENTER BERMUDA RUN |
$199 | $85.23 | $85.23 | $85.23 | $85.23 | $85.23 | $86.09 | $358 | — |
| RANDOLPH HOSPITAL ASHEBORO |
$208 | $24.70 | $17.00 | $92.64 | $33.00 | $14.10 | $92.64 | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST WINSTON SALEM |
$210 | $99.54 | $98.41 | $96.14 | $129 | $96.14 | $230 | $378 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HIGH POINT MEDICAL CENTER HIGH POINT |
$214 | $128 | $183 | $62.70 | $235 | $62.70 | $398 | $385 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST LEXINGTON MEDICAL CENTER LEXINGTON |
$215 | $122 | $119 | $81.83 | $187 | $81.83 | $378 | $387 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST WILKES MEDICAL CENTER NORTH WILKESBORO |
$220 | $168 | $168 | $83.35 | $231 | $83.35 | — | $406 | — |
| SWAIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BRYSON CITY |
$239 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $68.20 | $39.00 | — | — | $39.00 |
| NOVANT HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$241 | $86.68 | $84.57 | $85.65 | $87.11 | $84.57 | $84.57 | $362 | — |
| DUKE RALEIGH HOSPITAL RALEIGH |
$247 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL DURHAM |
$247 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DURHAM |
$247 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER BOONE |
$248 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LINVILLE |
$248 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHATHAM HOSPITAL PROGRESS BOULEVARD SILER CITY |
$256 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL HOSPITAL ROAD SYLVA |
$259 | $44.60 | $36.18 | $49.49 | $295 | $48.70 | $102 | — | $100 |
| HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CLYDE |
$259 | $44.60 | $34.30 | $45.31 | $100 | $37.10 | $102 | — | — |
| WASHINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PLYMOUTH |
$261 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER WINSTON-SALEM |
$264 | $86.51 | $83.33 | $83.33 | $86.93 | $83.33 | $84.40 | $396 | — |
| UNC LENOIR HEALTH CARE AIRPORT RD KINSTON |
$272 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WILSON MEDICAL CENTER WILSON |
$273 | $57.90 | $33.46 | $48.66 | $51.30 | $42.20 | $100 | — | — |
| WAKEMED CARY HOSPITAL CARY |
$287 | $85.11 | $32.12 | $102 | $87.57 | — | — | — | — |
| WAKEMED NORTH HOSPITAL RALEIGH |
$287 | $85.11 | $32.12 | $85.11 | $87.57 | — | — | — | — |
| WAKEMED MENTAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING HOSPITAL - WAKEBROOK SUNNYBROOK ROAD RALEIGH |
$287 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC REX HOSPITAL LAKE BOONE TRAIL RALEIGH |
$295 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC MEDICAL CENTER MANNING DR CHAPEL HILL |
$295 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC HEALTH JOHNSTON N. BRIGHT LEAF BLVD. SMITHFIELD |
$295 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH CHARLOTTE ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL CHARLOTTE |
$304 | $86.68 | $84.57 | $108 | $87.11 | $84.57 | $84.57 | $457 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH BALLANTYNE MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$304 | $86.68 | $84.57 | $127 | $87.11 | $84.57 | $84.57 | $457 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH MINT HILL MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$304 | $86.68 | $84.57 | $239 | $87.11 | $84.57 | $84.57 | $457 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH HUNTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HUNTERSVILLE |
$304 | $86.68 | $76.73 | $76.73 | $87.11 | $76.73 | $84.57 | $457 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH MATTHEWS MEDICAL CENTER MATTHEWS |
$304 | $86.68 | $80.81 | $80.81 | $87.11 | $80.81 | $84.57 | $457 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH ROWAN MEDICAL CENTER SALISBURY |
$304 | $86.68 | $84.57 | $105 | $87.11 | $84.57 | $84.57 | $457 | — |
| COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WHITEVILLE |
$307 | $85.49 | $82.60 | $82.60 | $86.73 | $82.60 | $85.08 | $394 | $290 |
| UNC ROCKINGHAM HOSPITAL EAST KINGS HWY EDEN |
$312 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH BRUNSWICK MEDICAL CENTER BOLIVIA |
$320 | $95.67 | $91.90 | $91.90 | $96.14 | $91.90 | $93.34 | $576 | — |
| UNC HEALTH PARDEE NORTH JUSTICE STREET HENDERSONVILLE |
$320 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH KERNERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER KERNERSVILLE |
$322 | $86.51 | $84.40 | $102 | $86.93 | $84.40 | $84.40 | $483 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH CLEMMONS MEDICAL CENTER CLEMMONS |
$322 | $86.51 | $84.40 | $102 | $86.93 | $84.40 | $84.40 | $483 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTEVILLE |
$331 | $50.00 | $63.08 | $86.22 | $60.00 | $35.00 | $75.00 | $82.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY BLADEN COUNTY HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTOWN |
$331 | $23.46 | $70.20 | $22.00 | $95.00 | — | $22.00 | $82.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY BETSY JOHNSON HOSPITAL DUNN |
$331 | $50.00 | $56.80 | $86.22 | $54.10 | $49.00 | $75.00 | $72.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY HOKE HOSPITAL RAEFORD |
$331 | $50.00 | $62.60 | $86.22 | $60.00 | $49.00 | $75.00 | $82.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY HIGHSMITH-RAINEY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL FAYETTEVILLE |
$331 | $50.00 | $64.20 | $86.22 | $60.00 | $35.00 | $75.00 | $82.00 | — |
| GRANVILLE HEALTH SYSTEM COLLEGE STREET OXFORD |
$333 | $84.60 | $59.50 | $100 | $72.50 | $79.00 | $80.00 | — | — |
| UNC HEALTH SOUTHEASTERN TH ST LUMBERTON |
$343 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAROLINAS REHABILITATION MOUNT HOLLY BELMONT |
$347 | $31.40 | $85.81 | $28.86 | $30.34 | $28.86 | $30.95 | $638 | $306 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH STANLY ALBERMARLE |
$347 | $31.40 | $85.81 | $28.86 | $30.34 | $28.86 | $30.95 | $651 | $306 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH LINCOLN LINCOLNTON |
$347 | $31.40 | $85.81 | $28.86 | $30.34 | $28.86 | $30.95 | $658 | $306 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH UNION WEST MONROE |
$347 | $31.40 | $85.81 | $28.86 | $30.34 | $28.86 | $30.95 | $658 | $306 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 76642, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $315 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $322 for this?
That is the median of what the 95 North Carolina hospitals above publish for Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 76642 in North Carolina, Medicare reimburses about $78.89 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in North Carolina range from $30.38 to $1,491 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 4.1x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast cost in North Carolina?
- Cash prices for limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast (CPT 76642) in North Carolina range from $30.38 to $1,491, with a median of $322. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast in North Carolina?
- The cheapest North Carolina hospital published cash price for this procedure is $30.38. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each North Carolina facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 76642 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.