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
Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH $486.50 not published
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $486.50 $104.01 – $312.03
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $488.00 $104.04 – $107.10
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $488.00 $104.04 – $107.10
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL $489.20 $106.74 – $235.69
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $489.50 $101.55 – $162.32
Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI $490.00 not published
Community Hospital Torrington, WY $497.18 $261.36 – $576.18
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $500.00 $136.87 – $800.00
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $501.90 $56.80 – $564.75
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $503.10 $69.11 – $671.83
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $503.12 $261.36 – $576.18
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $504.03 $45.12 – $245.18
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $504.03 $45.12 – $245.18
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $505.00 not published
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville, IL $505.20 $112.03 – $114.27
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $505.79 $99.61 – $625.00
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $505.79 $99.61 – $625.00
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $505.79 $99.61 – $625.00
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $505.79 $99.61 – $811.12
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $505.79 $99.61 – $625.00
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $506.00 $43.56 – $239.27
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $506.35 $126.92 – $152.52
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $507.13 $53.17 – $569.81
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center Ottawa, IL $511.80 $112.03 – $114.27
Platte County Hospital Wheatland, WY $512.03 $285.12 – $576.18
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton, IA $512.20 $311.97 – $788.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein, IA $512.20 $301.17 – $788.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton, IA $512.20 $98.96 – $788.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria, CA $512.75 $53.17 – $931.00
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA $513.48 $53.17 – $1,874.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA $513.48 $34.58 – $1,555.42
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $517.55 $112.03 – $117.63
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL $517.55 $112.03 – $117.63
Sanford Medical Center Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND $517.60 $156.64 – $582.30
Sanford Medical Center Mayville Mayville, ND $517.60 $156.64 – $582.30
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS, OR $518.50 $177.00 – $177.00
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO, OR $518.50 $177.00 – $177.00
Massena Hospital Massena, NY $518.56 not published
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $520.80 $110.69 – $364.82
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $524.00 $79.32 – $589.50
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, CA $524.16 $114.29 – $248.76
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $525.00 not published
CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont Beaumont, TX $527.34 $53.26 – $970.00
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $528.00 $36.58 – $792.00
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $529.75 $23.00 – $455.25
Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI $530.00 not published
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $530.67 $56.80 – $909.72
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $530.67 $54.28 – $420.75
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington, IL $531.00 $112.03 – $114.27

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