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

910

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 24 $125.84 $181.80 $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 35 $235.80 $480.00 $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
Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $705.25 $34.55 – $897.30
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH, FL $705.25 $34.55 – $976.50
Doctors Hospital CORAL GABLES, FL $705.25 $33.50 – $976.50
Baptist Health Hospital Doral SOUTH MIAMI, FL $705.25 $33.50 – $897.30
Fishermens Community Hospital MARATHON, FL $705.25 $33.50 – $976.50
Homestead Hospital HOMESTEAD, FL $705.25 $33.50 – $976.50
Mariners Hospital TAVERNIER, FL $705.25 $33.50 – $976.50
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $705.25 $33.50 – $976.50
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA $705.25 $115.47 – $366.18
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo, WI $707.30 $76.16 – $662.10
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA $711.60 $81.43 – $199.56
AdventHealth Deland Deland, FL $714.86 $103.72 – $234.76
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $724.00 $54.11 – $602.31
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $724.00 $21.88 – $602.31
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $725.56 $47.85 – $1,181.84
Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD $727.20 $48.73 – $818.10
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA $728.99 $34.58 – $1,536.68
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby, MN $735.20 $111.66 – $827.10
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $742.56 $53.17 – $1,672.80
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL $744.10 $112.03 – $112.03
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $746.40 not published
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $748.00 $76.16 – $498.51
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis, MO $749.32 $59.89 – $196.15
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $750.10 $22.58 – $780.30
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $750.10 $20.21 – $459.00
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, IL $750.40 not published
OSF Saint James John W Albrecht Medical Center Pontiac, IL $756.00 $112.03 – $114.27
MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital North Conway, NH $764.05 $25.94 – $509.12
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville, IA $788.00 $17.68 – $788.00
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $790.40 $80.16 – $333.26
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $790.40 $80.16 – $333.26
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $790.40 $80.16 – $333.26
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $790.40 $80.16 – $333.26
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $790.40 $80.16 – $333.26
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $790.40 $80.16 – $333.26
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $790.40 $80.16 – $333.26
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center Williamson, KY $792.00 $61.48 – $61.48
Corewell Health Gross Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI $796.00 $60.51 – $140.69
Corewell Health Taylor Taylor, MI $796.00 $64.10 – $140.69
Corewell Health Trenton Trenton, MI $796.00 $61.06 – $140.69
Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI $796.00 $68.96 – $140.63
Corewell Health Wayne Wayne, MI $796.00 $60.37 – $140.69
Adventhealth Durand Durand, WI $802.25 not published
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC $803.50 $74.73 – $106.96
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $805.67 $25.14 – $805.66
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $818.40 not published
Springfield Medical Center Springfield, OH $829.80 not published
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $831.00 $81.43 – $1,108.00
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL $836.40 $61.77 – $392.12
HSHS St. Francis Hospital LITCHFIELD, IL $852.48 $135.63 – $1,184.00

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