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
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $857.40 $72.89 – $72.89
Urbana Hospital Urbana, OH $861.60 not published
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL $863.40 $61.77 – $380.87
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL $865.71 $103.72 – $232.84
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh, PA $867.60 $81.43 – $232.59
HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Mattoon, IL $868.32 $44.81 – $1,206.00
Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $868.80 not published
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville, WI $884.40 $78.98 – $475.14
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK $884.52 $101.87 – $304.15
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $888.90 $53.17 – $509.60
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA $889.44 $438.13 – $438.13
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $891.00 $66.20 – $284.81
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $894.40 not published
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton, CA $900.82 $53.17 – $477.24
Providence Seward Hospital Seward, AK $904.80 not published
Corewell Health Pennock Hastings, MI $909.00 $142.11 – $142.11
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids, MI $909.00 $104.17 – $187.51
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont, MI $909.00 $142.11 – $142.11
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75, MI $909.00 $142.11 – $142.11
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville, MI $909.00 $104.17 – $187.51
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland, MI $909.00 $104.17 – $187.51
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison, WI $919.47 $25.29 – $381.58
Pen Bay Medical Center Rockport, ME $924.60 $26.20 – $170.35
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME $924.60 $25.94 – $54.90
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver, CO $928.13 $169.18 – $245.18
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $930.15 $25.25 – $240.32
Beckley ARH Hospital Beckley, WV $933.00 $91.70 – $458.42
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $933.00 $26.96 – $86.42
Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN $942.66 $42.77 – $1,885.32
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown, KY $942.66 $1,256.88 – $2,513.76
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin, KY $942.66 $784.00 – $2,513.76
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange, KY $942.66 $98.06 – $2,513.76
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY $942.66 $109.19 – $2,555.24
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY $942.66 $40.01 – $2,513.76
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah, KY $942.66 $1,256.88 – $2,513.76
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA $953.28 $114.29 – $248.76
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX $956.71 $431.51 – $431.51
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX $956.71 $105.02 – $431.51
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $958.20 $56.47 – $56.47
AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL $959.00 $109.17 – $327.61
Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez, AK $967.20 not published
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK $972.66 $323.10 – $470.70
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City, CA $980.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland, CA $980.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $980.00 $142.00 – $142.00
San Leandro Medical Center SAN LEANDRO, CA $980.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA, CA $980.00 $142.00 – $142.00
San Rafael Medical Center SAN RAFAEL, CA $980.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Rosa Medical Center SANTA ROSA, CA $980.00 $142.00 – $142.00
South San Francisco Medical Center SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $980.00 $142.00 – $142.00

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