How much does diagnostic mammogram, unilateral cost in California?
CPT 77065 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for California.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
77065 Diagnostic mammogram, unilateral
Ask to pay
$170
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$322
Medicare $85
Ask $170
$22 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $1,569
What Medicare paysⓘ
$85
Typical price near you
$322
Cash / self-pay price
$353
Prices near you — 74 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health Bakersfield (Bakersfield) lowest | Hospital | $22cash | 0.3× | — |
| Adventist Health Glendale (Glendale) | Hospital | $25cash | 0.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage) | Hospital | $47cash | 0.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta (Murrieta) | Hospital | $93cash | 1.1× | — |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center (Inglewood) | Hospital | $101cash | 1.2× | — |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (Pomona) | Hospital | $120cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Health – Lakewood (Lakewood) | Hospital | $132negotiated | 1.6× | — |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley (Simi Valley) | Hospital | $136cash | 1.6× | — |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Newport Beach) | Hospital | $145negotiated | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Keck Hospital of USC (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $158negotiated | 1.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance (Torrance) | Hospital | $167cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego (San Diego) | Hospital | $168cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas (Encinitas) | Hospital | $168cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $168cash | 2.0× | — |
| Scripps Green Hospital (La Jolla) | Hospital | $168cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (La Jolla) | Hospital | $168cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center (Santa Monica) | Hospital | $168negotiated | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $168negotiated | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. John's Regional Medical Center (Oxnard) | Hospital | $193cash | 2.3× | — |
| Tri-City Medical Center (Oceanside) | Hospital | $210cash | 2.5× | — |
| Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (Torrance) | Hospital | $210negotiated | 2.5× | — |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $214negotiated | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $225cash | 2.6× | ★★★★★ |
| JFK Memorial Hospital (Indio) | Hospital | $245negotiated | 2.9× | — |
| Adventist Health White Memorial (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $264cash | 3.1× | — |
| UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $266cash | 3.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Highland Hospital – Alameda Health System (Oakland) | Hospital | $281cash | 3.3× | — |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (Burbank) | Hospital | $290cash | 3.4× | — |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills) | Hospital | $295cash | 3.5× | — |
| John Muir Health Walnut Creek Medical Center (Walnut Creek) | Hospital | $304cash | 3.6× | ★★★★★ |
| John Muir Health Concord Medical Center (Concord) | Hospital | $304cash | 3.6× | — |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital (Orange) | Hospital | $310cash | 3.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley (Pleasanton) | Hospital | $319cash | 3.7× | — |
| UCI Medical Center (Orange) | Hospital | $322cash | 3.8× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Health – Placentia Linda (Placentia) | Hospital | $322cash | 3.8× | — |
| UCI Health – Fountain Valley (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $322cash | 3.8× | — |
| UCI Health – Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos) | Hospital | $322cash | 3.8× | — |
| UC San Diego Health - Hillcrest & Jacobs Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $326cash | 3.8× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center (Fontana) | Hospital | $353cash | 4.2× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente San Diego Zion Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $353cash | 4.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $353cash | 4.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center (Tarzana) | Hospital | $366cash | 4.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $375cash | 4.4× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $375cash | 4.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $375cash | 4.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda) | Hospital | $384cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center (Napa) | Hospital | $401cash | 4.7× | — |
| Los Robles Health System (Thousand Oaks) | Hospital | $408cash | 4.8× | — |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $420cash | 4.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $420cash | 4.9× | — |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital (Coronado) | Hospital | $420cash | 4.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Grossmont Hospital (La Mesa) | Hospital | $420cash | 4.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Natividad Medical Center (Salinas) | Hospital | $434cash | 5.1× | — |
| Stanford Health Care (Stanford) | Hospital | $478cash | 5.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center (Visalia) | Hospital | $486cash | 5.7× | — |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton) | Hospital | $495cash | 5.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Apple Valley) | Hospital | $499cash | 5.9× | — |
| Community Regional Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $503cash | 5.9× | — |
| Clovis Community Medical Center (Clovis) | Hospital | $503cash | 5.9× | — |
| Providence Mission Hospital (Mission Viejo) | Hospital | $549cash | 6.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $594negotiated | 7.0× | — |
| Sutter Eden Medical Center (Castro Valley) | Hospital | $677cash | 8.0× | — |
| Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Oakland) | Hospital | $677cash | 8.0× | — |
| Sutter Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (Burlingame) | Hospital | $677cash | 8.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter CPMC Van Ness Campus (San Francisco) | Hospital | $677cash | 8.0× | — |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $684cash | 8.0× | — |
| Riverside University Health System Medical Center (Moreno Valley) | Hospital | $804cash | 9.4× | — |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $895cash | 10.5× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $895cash | 10.5× | — |
| MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center (Laguna Hills) | Hospital | $895cash | 10.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Desert Regional Medical Center (Palm Springs) gross charge | Hospital | $982cash | 11.5× | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) gross charge | Hospital | $1,061cash | 12.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Riverside Community Hospital (Riverside) gross charge | Hospital | $1,344cash | 15.8× | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose) gross charge | Hospital | $1,569cash | 18.4× | — |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 4 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 77065 (Diagnostic mammogram, unilateral), Medicare's benchmark rate is $85.07. A fair self-pay target for this line is $170.14. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 77065 is $353.08, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $186.57–$495.96. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 77065 cost in California?
For diagnostic mammogram, unilateral (CPT 77065) in California, a fair self-pay price is around $322, with hospitals ranging from $187 to $496 across 74 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $85, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does diagnostic mammogram, unilateral cost in California?
A fair self-pay price for diagnostic mammogram, unilateral (CPT 77065) in California is around $322, with hospital prices ranging from $187 to $496 across 74 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 77065?
Medicare pays about $85 for diagnostic mammogram, unilateral (CPT 77065). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of diagnostic mammogram, unilateral?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.