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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.

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$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.

Cheapest published cash price

$52.89

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway — Rahway, NJ

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
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $214.57 $47.85 – $499.00
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $214.71 $27.30 – $85.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $218.07 $31.15 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $218.07 $31.15 – $179.33
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $222.00 not published
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $225.50 $20.33 – $187.02
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $231.60 $28.11 – $503.88
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $232.00 $40.21 – $1,268.75
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA $232.40 $115.47 – $394.55
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Torrance, CA $232.40 $134.46 – $375.63
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN $235.20 $16.49 – $400.00
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN $235.20 $16.60 – $400.00
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN $235.20 $16.49 – $400.00
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) Anderson, IN $235.20 $16.49 – $400.00
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN $235.20 $16.60 – $400.00
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) Kokomo, IN $235.20 $16.49 – $400.00
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) Carmel, IN $235.20 $16.60 – $400.00
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $235.20 $16.60 – $400.00
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $235.80 $66.80 – $314.40
Siena Hospital Henderson, NV $236.77 $65.26 – $719.67
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $239.49 $3.93 – $127.94
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $241.00 not published
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $242.40 $22.53 – $275.38
Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Tishomingo, OK $244.40 $25.25 – $240.32
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $247.20 not published
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $247.65 $100.81 – $100.81
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $247.65 $100.81 – $100.81
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $247.65 $100.81 – $100.81
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $247.65 $103.01 – $103.01
Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) Wamego, KS $255.20 $22.53 – $153.60
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $255.98 $146.51 – $483.21
Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton, OK $256.75 $25.25 – $240.32
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $257.60 $81.42 – $1,114.20
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville, TX $258.12 $56.80 – $564.75
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $260.48 $97.72 – $712.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $260.48 $54.81 – $616.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $262.77 $21.20 – $394.38
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $262.77 $0.82 – $340.05
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $262.77 $18.12 – $342.93
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $263.90 $34.35 – $404.60
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $263.90 $34.35 – $227.59
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $263.90 $34.35 – $243.74
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $263.90 $34.35 – $181.75
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $263.90 $34.35 – $158.50
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $263.90 $34.35 – $62.52
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $264.00 not published
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $264.00 $236.50 – $539.00
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN $265.20 $16.49 – $400.00
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN $265.20 $16.60 – $400.00
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL $267.20 $114.32 – $235.69

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