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
akron general Akron, OH $752.70 $0.87 – $776.70
mercy hospital Canton, OH $752.70 $1.01 – $776.70
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $756.76 $25.55 – $278.11
Stephens Memorial Hospital Norway, ME $759.90 $30.00 – $74.35
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE $761.28 $53.17 – $1,160.64
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota, TX $763.88 $57.27 – $4,845.15
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell, TX $763.88 $57.27 – $3,928.50
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville, TX $763.88 $57.27 – $3,928.50
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station, TX $763.88 $57.27 – $3,710.25
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $765.60 $328.73 – $861.30
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $765.60 $328.73 – $861.30
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL $768.60 $24.91 – $24.91
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $768.95 $274.03 – $428.13
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $772.00 not published
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale, WA $772.13 $1,102.16 – $1,574.52
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH $773.25 $60.57 – $121.13
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $780.80 $54.00 – $102.24
WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital York PA 17403, PA $780.80 $54.00 – $244.80
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $785.15 $55.97 – $2,642.70
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $787.80 $23.58 – $552.68
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg, CA $788.04 $32.13 – $356.41
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL $791.20 $81.64 – $81.64
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $799.20 $53.80 – $899.10
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham, TX $799.40 $84.77 – $1,199.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station, TX $799.40 $103.19 – $1,199.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple, TX $799.40 $413.03 – $1,199.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco, TX $799.40 $84.77 – $1,132.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple, TX $799.40 $84.77 – $1,199.11
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $800.80 $31.31 – $67.94
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $803.51 $72.61 – $2,055.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $804.00 not published
Urbana Hospital Urbana, OH $809.40 not published
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $818.40 not published
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX $818.50 $42.64 – $42.64
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $818.50 $42.64 – $136.06
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield, TX $818.50 $42.64 – $42.64
Methodist Richardson Medical Center Richardson, TX $818.50 $50.71 – $50.71
Methodist Celina Medical Center Celina, TX $818.50 $46.17 – $46.17
Methodist Southlake Medical Center Souhtlake, TX $818.50 $42.64 – $129.42
Sanford Medical Center Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND $820.80 $248.39 – $923.40
Sanford Medical Center Mayville Mayville, ND $820.80 $248.39 – $923.40
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs, AR $822.00 $24.01 – $657.60
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN $824.00 $249.36 – $927.00
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $824.50 $22.65 – $63.62
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN $824.80 $1.00 – $927.90
Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH $825.50 not published
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA $827.50 $717.00 – $717.00
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $827.50 $713.00 – $713.00
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $827.50 $716.00 – $716.00
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA $827.50 $48.64 – $714.00

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