Screening mammogram cost in Los Angeles (2026): what Aetna, Anthem, Blue Shield, UnitedHealthcare and Cigna pay

Screening mammogram of both breasts, CPT 77067. Also called mammogram, screening mammography, routine mammogram. In-network rates by insurer.

Screening mammogram cost in Los Angeles, 2026: in the Los Angeles area, insurers pay a typical $171 for a screening mammogram at doctors' offices and imaging centers. By insurer, the typical office rate runs from $153 (Blue Shield of California) to $191 (UnitedHealthcare). Original Medicare's rate is $145 here. Rates from five insurers' published files, for providers within 20 miles of downtown Los Angeles.

What each insurer pays

InsurerOffices and imaging centers
median, middle half		Billing entities
Anthem Blue Cross$180
$129 to $238		636
Blue Shield of California$153
$153 to $198		242
Aetna$160
$135 to $203		322
UnitedHealthcare$191
$156 to $251		267
Cigna$182
$143 to $250		329
Original Medicare$145-

Anthem Blue Cross figures reflect the menu of rates Anthem lists across its contracts, not contract-specific prices (why). Kaiser Permanente is not listed. Most Kaiser care is prepaid inside its own system, and it does not publish usable per-service rates.

Anthem Blue Cross negotiated rate for a screening mammogram in Los Angeles

Across 636 billing entities in the Los Angeles area, the middle of Anthem's rate menu for a screening mammogram at offices and imaging centers is $180, and the middle half of those values runs from $129 to $238. That office median is 1.2 times what Original Medicare pays. Anthem lists the same menu of rates under nearly every contract, so these figures show the middle of that menu, not the rate a specific provider is paid. For your plan's exact price, use Anthem's Find Care and cost estimates.

Blue Shield of California negotiated rate for a screening mammogram in Los Angeles

Blue Shield of California pays a median of $153 for a screening mammogram at offices and imaging centers in the Los Angeles area. At least a quarter of its 242 billing entities here list exactly that amount, which looks like one standard rate rather than a locally negotiated one; the middle half runs from $153 to $198. That office median is 1.1 times what Original Medicare pays. For your plan's exact price, use Blue Shield's Treatment Cost Estimator.

Aetna negotiated rate for a screening mammogram in Los Angeles

Aetna pays a median of $160 for a screening mammogram at offices and imaging centers in the Los Angeles area, with the middle half of 322 billing entities between $135 and $203. That office median is 1.1 times what Original Medicare pays. For your plan's exact price, use Aetna's Find Care cost estimates.

UnitedHealthcare negotiated rate for a screening mammogram in Los Angeles

UnitedHealthcare pays a median of $191 for a screening mammogram at offices and imaging centers in the Los Angeles area, with the middle half of 267 billing entities between $156 and $251. That office median is 1.3 times what Original Medicare pays. For your plan's exact price, use UnitedHealthcare's price transparency tool.

Cigna negotiated rate for a screening mammogram in Los Angeles

Cigna pays a median of $182 for a screening mammogram at offices and imaging centers in the Los Angeles area, with the middle half of 329 billing entities between $143 and $250. That office median is 1.3 times what Original Medicare pays. For your plan's exact price, use the myCigna cost estimator (sign in).

About a screening mammogram

A routine screening mammogram of both breasts for someone without symptoms. A diagnostic mammogram, done to check a lump or follow up a finding, is a different code with different rules. Billing code: CPT 77067.

What the price covers

  • Rates here are for the whole service billed as one charge: the scan and the radiologist's reading.
  • Under the Affordable Care Act, most plans must cover a screening mammogram with no cost to you for women 40 and older when you use an in-network provider. The rates on this page are what the insurer pays the provider, not your share.
  • Since 2026, most plans must also cover any additional imaging needed to finish the screening, such as a follow-up diagnostic mammogram after an abnormal result, with no cost to you.
  • 3D mammography (tomosynthesis) is billed as an add-on code (77063) on top of this one.

Paying without insurance

The rates on this page are what insurers pay in network, not cash prices. If you are paying yourself, they are still a useful benchmark: ask the provider for its self-pay price before you book and compare it with these rates and with Original Medicare's $145 for a screening mammogram in Los Angeles. Many freestanding imaging centers post cash prices for scans. Hospitals must publish a discounted cash price under federal price transparency rules, and if you are uninsured or paying yourself, the No Surprises Act entitles you to a written good faith estimate before scheduled care.

Get the price for your exact plan

An insurer has many contracts, and each plan uses one of them. The figures on this page cover all of an insurer's contracts in the area. The price for your plan depends on which one applies, and that is set by your employer or the plan name on your insurance card.

Your insurer's own cost tool gives a plan-specific estimate once you sign in:

AI assistants can look it up too. Arlo's free price transparency API and the Arlo MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT take a service, a ZIP code and a plan, and return nearby in-network providers with their negotiated rates.

Where these numbers come from

Rates come from the price transparency files Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare and Cigna publish, for providers within 20 miles of downtown Los Angeles. We clean the files before summarizing them and only show an insurer when enough providers report a rate. Medicare figures are from the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. More on how these pages are built.