Ultrasound Guidance for a Needle Procedure cost at US hospitals

Ultrasound guidance for needle placement, supervision and interpretation · CPT 76942

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Ultrasound Guidance for a Needle Procedure

This is not a diagnostic scan. It is the ultrasound used while a needle is going in, so the person holding it can watch the tip move toward the target in real time. It is charged separately from the procedure it guided, which is why it often appears on a bill as a line nobody remembers consenting to.

$38.50

lowest cash price

$720.15

national median

$6,986.75

highest cash price

845

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $38.50–$6,986.75 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$38.50

Barnesville Hospital — Barnesville, OH

Most expensive published cash price

$6,986.75

HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL — NAVARRE, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($900.50) → Sep 1, 2026 ($942.66)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $1,006.98 $1,960.14 $2,228.46
Arizona 23 $109.20 $277.88 $1,472.87
Arkansas 8 $146.55 $236.11 $822.00
California 90 $209.79 $854.39 $4,315.57
Colorado 16 $222.86 $2,189.40 $2,189.40
Florida 78 $196.00 $1,708.20 $6,986.75
Georgia 25 $352.24 $670.02 $3,523.59
Hawaii 2 $218.24 $218.24 $318.75
Illinois 50 $171.27 $921.60 $1,705.20
Indiana 26 $324.60 $399.50 $942.66
Iowa 25 $366.13 $645.63 $2,284.75
Kansas 11 $290.80 $595.40 $2,159.16
Kentucky 22 $236.38 $942.66 $2,943.54
Louisiana 1 $423.54 $423.54 $423.54
Maine 7 $674.85 $842.20 $1,121.65
Michigan 27 $43.93 $930.00 $1,424.00
Minnesota 18 $286.61 $525.50 $961.60
Mississippi 8 $145.92 $214.80 $573.60
Missouri 18 $453.20 $728.20 $2,154.73
Montana 2 $255.20 $255.20 $455.20
Nebraska 13 $448.14 $538.00 $830.00
Nevada 4 $342.02 $785.15 $1,095.38
New Hampshire 1 $1,119.90 $1,119.90 $1,119.90
New Jersey 22 $161.89 $193.88 $331.50
New Mexico 1 $1,526.70 $1,526.70 $1,526.70
New York 22 $219.91 $629.03 $2,111.00
North Carolina 15 $519.53 $519.53 $1,162.98
North Dakota 4 $799.20 $820.80 $954.40
Ohio 64 $38.50 $717.60 $2,637.60
Oklahoma 15 $289.99 $747.50 $2,252.11
Oregon 13 $112.32 $665.55 $4,239.75
Pennsylvania 32 $234.00 $780.80 $2,769.60
South Carolina 12 $446.00 $687.50 $990.60
South Dakota 3 $909.60 $931.20 $970.40
Tennessee 36 $101.55 $138.60 $3,186.26
Texas 111 $382.05 $818.50 $3,932.00
Virginia 41 $101.55 $827.50 $3,373.00
Washington 32 $125.28 $750.40 $2,973.36
West Virginia 16 $100.50 $528.50 $5,482.33
Wisconsin 32 $374.18 $720.00 $2,735.15
Wyoming 4 $475.42 $489.62 $512.34

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $38.50 not published
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $43.93 $20.02 – $411.38
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $43.93 $20.02 – $411.38
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $43.93 $20.02 – $411.38
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $43.93 $20.02 – $434.10
Weirton Medical Center Weirton, WV $100.50 $22.65 – $156.19
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $101.55 $50.23 – $142.38
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $101.55 $61.05 – $469.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $101.55 $50.23 – $149.08
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $101.55 $50.23 – $156.53
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $101.55 $50.23 – $142.38
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $101.55 $50.23 – $136.44
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $101.55 $50.23 – $142.89
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $101.55 $50.23 – $144.64
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $101.55 $87.26 – $144.64
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $101.55 $87.26 – $144.64
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $101.55 $87.26 – $143.26
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $101.55 $50.23 – $469.00
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $109.20 $94.39 – $585.00
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $112.32 $31.06 – $68.40
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ $115.44 $85.95 – $624.00
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $117.60 $38.55 – $378.00
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $120.00 not published
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $121.80 $38.55 – $378.00
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds, WA $125.28 $90.66 – $90.66
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $126.00 $38.55 – $378.00
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $126.00 $38.55 – $378.00
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $134.40 $38.55 – $378.00
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $138.60 $38.55 – $378.00
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $138.60 $38.55 – $378.00
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $138.60 $38.55 – $378.00
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $138.60 $38.55 – $378.00
Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ $138.84 $71.06 – $585.00
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $145.92 $35.75 – $35.75
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $146.55 $24.01 – $107.89
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $148.77 $24.01 – $123.90
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $150.60 $47.35 – $56.36
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $161.89 $60.68 – $60.68
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $165.83 $43.30 – $47.35
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $170.61 $8.97 – $299.10
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL $171.27 $430.65 – $636.84
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $177.66 $49.72 – $49.72
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $185.00 not published
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI $185.22 $27.70 – $82.33
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $188.52 $60.68 – $74.35
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $188.89 $38.60 – $144.60
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $189.34 $30.70 – $166.00
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $192.61 $60.68 – $166.00
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $193.88 $55.80 – $82.35
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $195.27 $75.45 – $285.30

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