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
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $980.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Vacaville Medical Center VACAVILLE, CA $980.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK, CA $980.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO, CA $980.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH, CA $980.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT, CA $980.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO, CA $980.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $980.00 $142.00 – $142.00
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $980.00 $142.00 – $142.00
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $980.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane, WA $982.10 $116.50 – $403.49
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI $992.00 $104.17 – $187.51
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI $992.00 $104.17 – $187.51
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $1,000.00 $119.54 – $230.19
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $1,002.00 not published
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $1,002.00 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $1,002.00 not published
Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL $1,004.02 $103.72 – $233.19
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast, FL $1,004.02 $103.72 – $321.33
Harlan ARH Hospital KY 40831, KY $1,012.20 $97.66 – $97.66
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $1,012.20 $66.94 – $66.94
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190, IL $1,039.50 not published
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL $1,039.50 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL $1,039.50 not published
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL $1,039.50 not published
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton, IL $1,039.50 not published
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights, IL $1,039.50 not published
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $1,039.50 not published
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $1,039.50 not published
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna, TN $1,044.51 $47.51 – $154.52
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $1,051.00 $99.93 – $249.52
AdventHealth Polk Columbus, NC $1,053.05 not published
NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGFIELD, TN $1,059.33 $54.41 – $154.52
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines, IA $1,078.00 $98.68 – $1,078.00
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $1,081.71 $145.47 – $327.93
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $1,104.00 $61.48 – $230.64
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest Midwest City, OK $1,141.11 $43.56 – $215.17
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL $1,145.26 $103.72 – $236.32
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $1,150.85 $53.17 – $426.30
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $1,173.20 $84.54 – $2,222.64
HCA FLORIDA NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL ST PETERSBURG, FL $1,191.84 $487.35 – $497.61
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $1,206.00 $105.02 – $204.79
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX $1,206.00 $105.02 – $420.09
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX $1,206.00 $105.02 – $204.79
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX $1,206.00 $105.02 – $204.79
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX $1,206.00 $105.02 – $204.79
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX $1,206.00 $105.02 – $210.04
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX $1,206.00 $123.02 – $123.02
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX $1,206.00 $105.02 – $204.79
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $1,263.00 $56.30 – $232.05

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