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Breast Ultrasound

California rates for HCPCS 76645

An ultrasound scan of the breast, using sound waves and a handheld probe to produce live images of the tissue. It is often used to look more closely at a lump or an area noted on a mammogram, and to tell a fluid-filled cyst from a solid growth.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Breast Ultrasound cost?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $117 to $407.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $87 to $316Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $407 to $407
$100$200$500facility $129professional $407

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$302.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$186.21
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25

Where California sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Massachusetts than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

California· 17th of 36

$170

MA $407FL $66.07

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.