How much does diagnostic mammogram, bilateral cost in California?
CPT 77066 — 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.
77066 Diagnostic mammogram, bilateral
Ask to pay
$217
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$403
Medicare $108
Ask $217
$0 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $1,739
What Medicare paysⓘ
$108
Typical price near you
$403
Cash / self-pay price
$422
Prices near you — 83 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity St. Joseph's Medical Center (Stockton) lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $0cash | 0.0× | — |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $28cash | 0.3× | — |
| Adventist Health Glendale (Glendale) | Hospital | $31cash | 0.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage) | Hospital | $60cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (Pomona) | Hospital | $120cash | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center (Inglewood) | Hospital | $130cash | 1.2× | — |
| UCI Health – Lakewood (Lakewood) | Hospital | $163negotiated | 1.5× | — |
| UCI Health – Fountain Valley (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $163negotiated | 1.5× | — |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley (Simi Valley) | Hospital | $175cash | 1.6× | — |
| Dignity St. Bernardine Medical Center (San Bernardino) | Hospital | $176cash | 1.6× | — |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Newport Beach) | Hospital | $185negotiated | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Keck Hospital of USC (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $201negotiated | 1.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance (Torrance) | Hospital | $211cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center (Santa Monica) | Hospital | $213negotiated | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $213negotiated | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity California Hospital Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $215cash | 2.0× | — |
| Dignity Glendale Memorial Hospital (Glendale) | Hospital | $220cash | 2.0× | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas (Encinitas) | Hospital | $224cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego (San Diego) | Hospital | $224cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $224cash | 2.1× | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (La Jolla) | Hospital | $224cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Green Hospital (La Jolla) | Hospital | $224cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge) | Hospital | $229cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. John's Regional Medical Center (Oxnard) | Hospital | $247cash | 2.3× | — |
| UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $248cash | 2.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (Torrance) | Hospital | $265negotiated | 2.4× | — |
| Tri-City Medical Center (Oceanside) | Hospital | $268cash | 2.5× | — |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $271negotiated | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Bakersfield Memorial Hospital (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $300cash | 2.8× | — |
| Dignity St. Mary Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $307cash | 2.8× | — |
| JFK Memorial Hospital (Indio) | Hospital | $314negotiated | 2.9× | — |
| UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $352cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta (Murrieta) | Hospital | $353cash | 3.3× | — |
| Highland Hospital – Alameda Health System (Oakland) | Hospital | $355cash | 3.3× | — |
| Adventist Health White Memorial (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $365cash | 3.4× | — |
| John Muir Health Walnut Creek Medical Center (Walnut Creek) | Hospital | $371cash | 3.4× | ★★★★★ |
| John Muir Health Concord Medical Center (Concord) | Hospital | $371cash | 3.4× | — |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital (Orange) | Hospital | $396cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Medical Center (Orange) | Hospital | $403cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Health – Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos) | Hospital | $403cash | 3.7× | — |
| UCI Health – Placentia Linda (Placentia) | Hospital | $403cash | 3.7× | — |
| Dignity Sequoia Hospital (Redwood City) | Hospital | $403cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (Burbank) | Hospital | $416cash | 3.8× | — |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley (Pleasanton) | Hospital | $417cash | 3.9× | — |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills) | Hospital | $420cash | 3.9× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $422cash | 3.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente San Diego Zion Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $422cash | 3.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center (Fontana) | Hospital | $422cash | 3.9× | — |
| UC San Diego Health - Hillcrest & Jacobs Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $446cash | 4.1× | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda) | Hospital | $472cash | 4.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center (Tarzana) | Hospital | $503cash | 4.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $504cash | 4.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $504cash | 4.7× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $504cash | 4.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $526cash | 4.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital (Coronado) | Hospital | $526cash | 4.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Grossmont Hospital (La Mesa) | Hospital | $526cash | 4.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $526cash | 4.9× | — |
| Natividad Medical Center (Salinas) | Hospital | $550cash | 5.1× | — |
| Los Robles Health System (Thousand Oaks) | Hospital | $557cash | 5.1× | — |
| Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center (Napa) | Hospital | $574cash | 5.3× | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center (Visalia) | Hospital | $607cash | 5.6× | — |
| Stanford Health Care (Stanford) | Hospital | $616cash | 5.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Apple Valley) | Hospital | $617cash | 5.7× | — |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton) | Hospital | $634cash | 5.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $684cash | 6.3× | — |
| Community Regional Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $695cash | 6.4× | — |
| Clovis Community Medical Center (Clovis) | Hospital | $695cash | 6.4× | — |
| Providence Mission Hospital (Mission Viejo) | Hospital | $703cash | 6.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $760negotiated | 7.0× | — |
| Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Oakland) | Hospital | $929cash | 8.6× | — |
| Sutter Eden Medical Center (Castro Valley) | Hospital | $929cash | 8.6× | — |
| Sutter CPMC Van Ness Campus (San Francisco) | Hospital | $929cash | 8.6× | — |
| Sutter Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (Burlingame) | Hospital | $929cash | 8.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Medical Center Sacramento (Sacramento) | Hospital | $929cash | 8.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Riverside University Health System Medical Center (Moreno Valley) | Hospital | $1,203cash | 11.1× | — |
| Desert Regional Medical Center (Palm Springs) gross charge | Hospital | $1,241cash | 11.5× | — |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center (Fountain Valley) gross charge | Hospital | $1,319cash | 12.2× | — |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center (Long Beach) gross charge | Hospital | $1,319cash | 12.2× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center (Laguna Hills) gross charge | Hospital | $1,319cash | 12.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) gross charge | Hospital | $1,359cash | 12.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Riverside Community Hospital (Riverside) gross charge | Hospital | $1,607cash | 14.8× | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose) gross charge | Hospital | $1,739cash | 16.1× | — |
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. 8 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 77066 (Diagnostic mammogram, bilateral), Medicare's benchmark rate is $108.36. A fair self-pay target for this line is $216.72. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 77066 is $421.72, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $224.45–$616.40. 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 77066 cost in California?
For diagnostic mammogram, bilateral (CPT 77066) in California, a fair self-pay price is around $403, with hospitals ranging from $224 to $616 across 83 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $108, 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, bilateral cost in California?
A fair self-pay price for diagnostic mammogram, bilateral (CPT 77066) in California is around $403, with hospital prices ranging from $224 to $616 across 83 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 77066?
Medicare pays about $108 for diagnostic mammogram, bilateral (CPT 77066). 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, bilateral?
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.