Chest Ultrasound cost at US hospitals

Ultrasound of the chest · CPT 76604

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Chest Ultrasound

A chest ultrasound points a handheld probe at the space between the lung and the chest wall to find out whether fluid has collected there and roughly how much. It is quick, painless, uses no radiation, and is often the study that decides whether fluid needs to be drained and from exactly which spot.

$52.89

lowest cash price

$463.88

national median

$4,424.21

highest cash price

907

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $52.89–$4,424.21 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$4,424.21

HCA FLORIDA ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL — ENGLEWOOD, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($574.95) → Sep 1, 2026 ($909.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $570.18 $904.80 $972.66
Arizona 23 $61.74 $175.52 $620.32
Arkansas 11 $74.10 $401.05 $629.00
California 89 $95.49 $650.00 $1,969.62
Colorado 17 $142.12 $928.13 $1,842.92
Florida 81 $267.20 $1,379.75 $4,424.21
Georgia 25 $260.48 $377.91 $1,945.40
Hawaii 2 $232.00 $232.00 $405.00
Illinois 51 $174.00 $517.55 $1,039.50
Indiana 26 $168.00 $361.00 $942.66
Iowa 29 $171.78 $463.88 $1,078.00
Kansas 11 $242.40 $1,493.70 $2,083.24
Kentucky 22 $178.07 $857.40 $1,012.20
Louisiana 1 $611.52 $611.52 $611.52
Maine 7 $430.10 $614.85 $924.60
Maryland 2 $303.60 $303.60 $303.60
Michigan 27 $80.64 $796.00 $992.00
Minnesota 19 $283.53 $505.79 $735.20
Mississippi 11 $70.18 $127.60 $306.45
Missouri 21 $273.75 $402.05 $1,731.79
Montana 2 $477.60 $477.60 $580.80
Nebraska 13 $171.78 $275.50 $503.12
Nevada 4 $213.82 $236.77 $298.30
New Hampshire 1 $764.05 $764.05 $764.05
New Jersey 21 $52.89 $117.81 $209.67
New Mexico 2 $305.76 $305.76 $305.76
New York 23 $125.84 $125.84 $1,104.00
North Carolina 15 $299.80 $299.80 $1,053.05
North Dakota 4 $374.40 $517.60 $533.60
Ohio 64 $247.65 $582.00 $1,320.60
Oklahoma 17 $244.40 $395.00 $1,141.11
Oregon 13 $102.06 $339.00 $571.50
Pennsylvania 33 $235.80 $461.40 $1,263.00
South Carolina 11 $178.50 $381.60 $2,081.00
South Dakota 6 $547.20 $560.00 $727.20
Tennessee 38 $61.64 $120.00 $1,590.12
Texas 113 $105.03 $484.95 $4,350.00
Virginia 43 $99.82 $389.00 $2,755.00
Washington 32 $164.40 $420.80 $982.10
West Virginia 17 $212.00 $306.00 $933.00
Wisconsin 33 $131.10 $405.24 $919.47
Wyoming 4 $171.36 $497.18 $535.79

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $52.89 $57.40 – $231.28
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $61.64 $36.83 – $194.20
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $61.74 $79.00 – $330.75
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ $65.27 $79.00 – $352.80
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $67.19 $57.40 – $231.28
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $69.29 $31.11 – $960.00
64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus Meridian, MS $70.18 $96.30 – $218.86
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $74.10 $23.00 – $194.76
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $75.62 $23.00 – $195.98
Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ $78.50 $76.82 – $330.75
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $80.64 $48.43 – $197.96
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $81.54 $57.40 – $237.43
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $84.56 $48.43 – $197.96
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $95.49 $134.23 – $1,379.30
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $98.80 $87.17 – $272.66
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $99.40 $84.48 – $194.20
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $99.64 $51.62 – $197.96
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $99.82 $56.63 – $206.11
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE, TN $99.82 $31.46 – $161.01
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $99.82 $56.63 – $206.11
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $99.82 $42.72 – $162.93
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $101.55 $37.75 – $238.03
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $101.55 $51.93 – $206.93
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $101.55 $22.65 – $212.67
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $101.55 $31.46 – $206.78
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $101.55 $37.75 – $238.03
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $101.55 $42.72 – $227.64
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $101.55 $42.72 – $212.67
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $101.55 $42.72 – $222.37
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $101.55 $31.46 – $244.81
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $101.55 $56.63 – $222.37
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $101.55 $56.63 – $222.37
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $101.55 $42.72 – $206.78
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $102.06 $27.30 – $61.50
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $103.74 $36.83 – $194.76
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $105.03 $56.80 – $564.75
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $105.03 $56.80 – $564.75
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $105.03 $56.80 – $564.75
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $107.73 $134.23 – $2,000.70
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $112.00 $46.04 – $360.00
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $113.62 $39.00 – $270.87
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $116.00 $46.04 – $360.00
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $116.22 $98.19 – $295.04
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $116.22 $98.19 – $155.15
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $117.70 $98.19 – $295.04
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $117.70 $98.19 – $334.81
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $117.70 $98.19 – $295.04
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $117.81 $98.19 – $295.04
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $117.81 $106.34 – $312.47
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $120.00 $46.04 – $360.00

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