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Procedure | Price Range | |
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Breast Mammogram - Both Breasts (Mammogram) Cost Average | $90 - $220 | Free Quote |
Breast Mammogram - One Breast (Mammogram) Cost Average | $100 - $250 | Free Quote |
Facility | City | Type |
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Citrus Valley Medical Center - Queen of the Valley | West Covina | Acute Care Hospital |
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital | Valencia | Acute Care Hospital |
The Hill Medical Corporation | Pasadena | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Suburban Medical Center | Paramount | Acute Care Hospital |
West Anaheim Medical Center | Anaheim | Acute Care Hospital |
Encino-tarzana Regional Medical Center - Tarzana | Tarzana | Acute Care Hospital |
Downey Regional Medical Center | Downey | Acute Care Hospital |
Av MRI Medical Clinic | Lancaster | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Physicians Service Laboratory | Bell | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Inglewood Imaging Center | Inglewood | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Consolidated Imaging of Winnetka. | Canoga Park | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Anaheim Memorial Medical Center | Anaheim | Acute Care Hospital |
Healthbridge Children's Hospital - Orange | Orange | Childrens Hospital |
City of Hope National Medical Center | Duarte | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Joseph Hospital | Orange | Acute Care Hospital |
Monterey Park Hospital | Monterey Park | Acute Care Hospital |
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center | Mission Hills | Acute Care Hospital |
Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center | Harbor City | Acute Care Hospital |
Aurora Breast MRI of Orange County | Orange | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Saddleback MRI Medical Group | Laguna Hills | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Beverly Hospital | Montebello | Acute Care Hospital |
Broadway Imaging Center | Glendale | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Medical Group Imaging Center of Glendale | Glendale | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Samaritan Imaging Center | Los Angeles | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
USA Diagnostics | Los Angeles | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Omni Medical Services | Beverly Hills | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Beverly Hills Imaging Center | Beverly Hills | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Coastal Communities Hospital | Santa Ana | Acute Care Hospital |
Charles Brown Healthcare | San Pedro | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Citrus Valley Medical Center - Inter-community Campus | Covina | Acute Care Hospital |
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center | San Gabriel | Acute Care Hospital |
West Hills Hospital and Medical Center | West Hills | Acute Care Hospital |
Lakewood Regional Medical Center | Lakewood | Acute Care Hospital |
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Childrens Hospital |
S.A. Diagnostic | North Hollywood | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Torrance Memorial Medical Center | Torrance | Acute Care Hospital |
Sherman Oaks Hospital | Sherman Oaks | Acute Care Hospital |
Whittier Hospital Medical Center | Whittier | Acute Care Hospital |
Orthopaedic Hospital | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Vincent Medical Center | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
United Medical Imaging of Beverly Hills 3T | beverly hills | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
West Hollywood Mammography | Los Angeles | Breast Clinic |
Children's Hospital of Orange County at Mission | Mission Viejo | Childrens Hospital |
Little Company of Mary Hospital - Torrance | Torrance | Acute Care Hospital |
Los Alamitos Medical Center | Los Alamitos | Acute Care Hospital |
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital | La Palma | Acute Care Hospital |
Harbor-university of California Los Angeles Medical Center | Torrance | Acute Care Hospital |
Valley Presbyterian Hospital | Van Nuys | Acute Care Hospital |
Warner Diagnostic | Woodland Hills | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
University of California Los Angeles Medical Center | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Verdugo Hills Hospital | Glendale | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Jude Medical Center | Fullerton | Acute Care Hospital |
Southern California Radiology | Glendale | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Glendale Adventist Medical Center | Glendale | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Francis Medical Center | Lynwood | Acute Care Hospital |
San Dimas Community Hospital | San Dimas | Acute Care Hospital |
Beverly Hills 3 Tesla Imaging Center | Beverly Hills | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Eagle Imaging Medical Group | Orange | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Grand Avenue Imaging | Los Angeles | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Burbank Advanced Imaging Center | Burbank | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Garfield Medical Center | Monterey Park | Acute Care Hospital |
Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center | Glendale | Acute Care Hospital |
Pasadena Medical Imaging | Pasadena | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Ventura Imaging Center | Encino | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center | Pomona | Acute Care Hospital |
Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center | Bellflower | Acute Care Hospital |
Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center - Marina | Marina Del Rey | Acute Care Hospital |
Arash Afari Professional Medical Corporation | Los Angeles | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Lancaster Open MRI | Lancaster | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
West Valley Imaging Center | West Hills | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital | Whittier | Acute Care Hospital |
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center | Fountain Valley | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint John's Health Center | Santa Monica | Acute Care Hospital |
Foothill Presbyterian Hospital | Glendora | Acute Care Hospital |
Miracle Mile Medical Center | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Anaheim General Hospital | Anaheim | Acute Care Hospital |
Pacific Hospital of Long Beach | Long Beach | Acute Care Hospital |
Western Imaging, Marina Del Rey | Marina Del Rey | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Vanowen Radiology | Van Nuys | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Providence Holy Cross Imaging Center-santa Clarita | Santa Clarita | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
University of Southern California/Norris Comprehensize Care | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Miller Children's Hospital | Long Beach | Childrens Hospital |
Crown Valley Radiologists | Mission Viejo | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Motion Picture and Television Hospital | Woodland Hills | Acute Care Hospital |
Little Company of Mary Hospital - San Pedro | San Pedro | Acute Care Hospital |
LAC USC Imaging Sciences Center | Los Angeles | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
South Coast Medical Center | Laguna Beach | Acute Care Hospital |
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center | Fountain Valley | Acute Care Hospital |
Shriners Hospitals for Children - Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Childrens Hospital |
Advanced Imaging Center | Lancaster | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | Newport Beach | Acute Care Hospital |
Olympia Medical Center | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Los Angeles County - University of Southern California | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Ez Diagnosis Center | Los Angeles | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Methodist Hospital | Arcadia | Acute Care Hospital |
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center | Burbank | Acute Care Hospital |
Cedars-sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
University Imaging Center of Santa Clarita | Newhall | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Landmark Imaging Medical Group | Los Angeles | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Tri-city Regional Medical Center | Hawaiian Gardens | Acute Care Hospital |
Olive View-ucla Medical Center | Sylmar | Acute Care Hospital |
Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Mission Community Hospital - Panorama City Campus | Panorama City | Acute Care Hospital |
Medizen Advanced Imaging | Fountain Valley | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center - Laguna Hills | Laguna Hills | Acute Care Hospital |
Catalina Island Medical Center | Avalon | Critical Access (Rural) Hospital |
Centinela Hospital Medical Center | Inglewood | Acute Care Hospital |
Advanced Body Scan of Newport | Newport Beach | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center | Panorama City | Acute Care Hospital |
College Hospital Costa Mesa | Costa Mesa | Acute Care Hospital |
Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge | Acute Care Hospital |
Placentia-linda Hospital | Placentia | Acute Care Hospital |
Pacific Alliance Medical Center | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Montebello Open MRI | Montebello | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Medical Center | Anaheim | Acute Care Hospital |
Breast Imaging Radiologists, A Medical Group | Long Beach | Breast Clinic |
Huntington Beach Hospital | Huntington Beach | Acute Care Hospital |
Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center | Baldwin Park | Acute Care Hospital |
University of California Irvine Medical Center | Orange | Acute Care Hospital |
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Woman's Breast Center | Santa Monica | Breast Clinic |
California Hospital Medical Center | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Mink Radiologic Imaging Medical Associates | Beverly Hills | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center | Woodland Hills | Acute Care Hospital |
Children's Hospital of Orange County | Orange | Childrens Hospital |
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center - San Clemente | San Clemente | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Mary Medical Center | Long Beach | Acute Care Hospital |
Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center | Garden Grove | Acute Care Hospital |
Mammography Introduction
Mammography plays a central part in early detection of breast cancers because it can show changes in the breast up to two years before a patient or physician can feel them. The low-dose x-ray system used in most mammogram machines simply expose a small dose of ionizing radiation to the area of interest to produce pictures of the inside of the body. Current guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the American Cancer Society (ACS), the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) recommend screening mammography every year for women, beginning at age 40. Research has shown that annual mammograms lead to early detection of breast cancers, when they are most curable and breast-conservation therapies are available. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) adds that women who have had breast cancer and those who are at increased risk due to a genetic history of breast cancer should seek expert medical advice about whether they should begin screening before age 40 and about the frequency of screening.
Mammography Patient Preparation
Inform your doctor or technologist if there is any possibility that you are pregnant. Mammograms can be harmful to your fetus and cause birth defects. It is recommended that you schedule a mammogram one week following your period. Guidelines about eating and drinking before a mammogram vary at different facilities. Unless you are told otherwise, you may follow your regular daily routine and take medications as usual. Do not wear any deodorant, talcum power or lotions under your arms or on your breasts the day of the exam. These can appear on the mammogram as calcium spots. Prior to your exam, discuss any new findings or problems in your breasts with your doctor. Inform your doctor of any prior surgeries, hormone use, and family or personal history of breast cancer. If possible, obtain prior mammograms and make them available to the radiologist at the time of the current exam.
What to expect during and after a Mammogram
The overall preparation and mammogram examination should take approximately 30 minutes. Prior to the procedure, describe any breast symptoms or problems to the technologist performing the exam. If areas are noted then a special adhesive marker will be placed at the location of the areas prior to the procedure. At the time of the procedure you will be asked to remove any clothing, jewelry, or other objects that might interfere with the procedure. You will also be asked to remove your clothing from your waist up and then given a hospital gown to wear. For the procedure, you will stand in front of a mammography machine. One breast at a time will be placed on the x-ray plate. Compression on the breast is required in order to minimize the amount of radiation used and to ensure optimal visualization of the breast tissue. You may feel some discomfort during this time. During the procedure, you will be asked to stay very still and may even be asked to hold your breath for a few seconds while the x-ray picture is taken to reduce the possibility of a blurred image. To take the actual x-ray picture, the technologist will walk behind a wall or into the next room to activate the x-ray machine. Multiple pictures will most likely be taking of each breast. Once the procedure is complete, you will be asked to wait until the technologist determines that the images are of high enough quality for the radiologist to read. Once cleared, ask your doctor or technician when your results will be ready.
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