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 Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $361.00 $110.61 – $243.77
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $362.25 $101.39 – $182.50
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $363.00 $231.00 – $263.76
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $363.92 $177.32 – $824.46
UPMC McKeesport Mckeesport, PA $364.20 $81.43 – $200.03
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $366.50 $110.61 – $243.77
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC $366.50 $74.73 – $111.75
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $367.50 $110.61 – $243.77
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $372.00 $231.00 – $263.76
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN $372.24 $54.81 – $616.00
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $372.30 $1.96 – $309.17
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $373.24 $234.44 – $920.36
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $374.40 $56.92 – $421.20
St. Anne Hospital Burien, WA $374.72 $234.44 – $1,104.43
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $375.06 $101.87 – $110.80
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA $377.91 $106.19 – $224.74
Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA $377.91 $105.23 – $224.74
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA $377.91 $106.19 – $224.74
Wellstar MCG Health Augusta, GA $377.91 $91.62 – $179.57
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA $377.91 $106.19 – $224.74
Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA $377.91 $106.19 – $224.74
Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care at Warm Springs P O Box 280, GA $377.91 not published
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA $377.91 $104.86 – $224.74
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA $377.91 $142.17 – $310.32
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Lagrange, GA $377.91 $102.88 – $224.74
Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA $377.91 $103.69 – $224.74
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL $378.40 $106.74 – $235.69
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $379.00 $110.61 – $243.77
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $379.00 $110.61 – $243.77
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $379.44 $96.84 – $464.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $379.44 $96.84 – $466.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $379.44 $96.84 – $466.00
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $381.60 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $381.60 not published
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $382.20 $25.25 – $139.62
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $382.25 $50.29 – $154.07
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City, IA $382.85 $17.25 – $589.00
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $384.00 $20.33 – $188.60
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way, WA $385.11 $234.44 – $920.36
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN $386.40 $16.60 – $400.00
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital HIGHLAND, IL $387.36 $107.29 – $538.00
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun, GA $387.37 $65.80 – $210.47
Southside Regional Medical Center Petersburg, VA $387.90 not published
French Hospital San Luis Obispo, CA $388.08 $53.17 – $601.70
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA $389.00 $104.04 – $107.10
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $389.00 $104.04 – $107.10
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $389.00 $104.04 – $107.10
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA $389.00 $104.04 – $121.00
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton, VA $389.00 $104.04 – $107.10
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA $389.00 $104.04 – $278.79

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