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
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton, VA $827.50 $717.00 – $717.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA $827.50 $508.03 – $508.03
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA $827.50 $715.00 – $715.00
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $830.00 $191.93 – $860.16
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque, IA $835.90 $53.57 – $1,286.00
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $838.20 $40.68 – $105.04
Springfield Medical Center Springfield, OH $841.80 not published
Lincoln Health Damariscotta, ME $842.20 $30.00 – $78.50
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $843.00 not published
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $843.60 not published
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport, IA $844.20 not published
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL $844.20 $106.54 – $392.83
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt, IA $844.20 $86.87 – $172.38
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL $844.20 $228.15 – $238.29
HSHS St. John's Hospital IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL $846.00 $29.11 – $107.15
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $849.60 not published
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River, OR $852.00 not published
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced, CA $854.39 $72.61 – $697.00
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN $856.00 $259.05 – $963.00
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH $863.25 $77.46 – $77.46
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva, OH $863.25 $77.46 – $77.46
Van Wert Hospital Van Wert, OH $864.50 not published
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $866.55 $72.61 – $507.00
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $868.50 not published
Siena Hospital Henderson, NV $869.41 $55.97 – $2,642.70
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $871.00 $23.58 – $162.16
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $878.40 not published
Maryview Hospital Portsmouth, VA $878.40 not published
Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $878.40 not published
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC $884.00 not published
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC $884.00 not published
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $892.50 not published
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $893.10 $28.13 – $917.15
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $893.10 $25.17 – $539.50
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $893.37 $65.35 – $1,455.18
Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY $893.40 not published
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $895.20 $1.02 – $1,007.10
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $900.18 $70.96 – $1,692.48
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $900.40 $84.50 – $125.18
Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington, ME $900.50 $30.00 – $58.97
Love County Health Center Marietta, OK $901.00 $23.58 – $23.58
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $904.20 not published
HSHS Holy Family Hospital GREENVILLE, IL $905.76 $102.28 – $742.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110, TX $906.04 $84.77 – $1,132.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100, TX $906.04 $84.77 – $1,359.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $906.04 $84.77 – $1,359.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $906.04 $84.77 – $1,208.06
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA $906.40 $322.91 – $1,019.70
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco, TX $909.17 $57.78 – $1,288.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas, TX $909.17 $50.46 – $1,288.00

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