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
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY, CA $967.20 not published
San Diego Clairemont Mesa Medical Center SAN DIEGO, CA $967.20 not published
Los Angeles Sunset Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $967.20 not published
Moreno Valley Medical Center MORENO VALLEY, CA $967.20 not published
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington, IL $967.80 not published
Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD $970.40 $1.00 – $1,091.70
Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $976.80 not published
Beckley ARH Hospital Beckley, WV $985.80 not published
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $985.80 $27.35 – $50.33
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka, CA $987.87 $509.18 – $509.18
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $988.80 $79.20 – $1,318.40
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $989.80 $155.07 – $155.07
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $990.60 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $990.60 not published
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $993.75 $60.57 – $109.02
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $1,000.00 $214.00 – $1,600.00
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $1,000.73 $48.38 – $48.38
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $1,000.73 $31.01 – $64.62
Providence Seward Hospital Seward, AK $1,006.98 not published
UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA $1,009.80 $55.30 – $253.05
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA $1,009.80 $55.30 – $261.30
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $1,010.40 not published
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA $1,018.80 $79.20 – $238.15
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX $1,032.00 $99.91 – $117.98
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA $1,041.95 $221.36 – $373.32
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $1,047.20 $54.00 – $244.80
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $1,057.98 $110.00 – $336.70
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $1,057.98 $110.00 – $110.00
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $1,057.98 not published
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $1,063.15 $40.68 – $94.54
Harlan ARH Hospital KY 40831, KY $1,065.60 not published
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $1,065.60 not published
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH $1,074.75 $28.59 – $1,289.70
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH $1,074.75 $60.57 – $109.02
University Hospitals St. John Medical Center Westlake OH, OH $1,074.75 $60.57 – $109.02
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road, OH $1,074.75 $34.52 – $109.02
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard, OH $1,074.75 $60.57 – $109.02
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna OH 44266, OH $1,074.75 $60.57 – $109.02
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon, OH $1,074.75 $60.57 – $109.02
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH $1,074.75 $60.57 – $1,289.70
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett, WA $1,080.04 $115.30 – $115.30
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital HIGHLAND, IL $1,082.16 $29.11 – $742.00
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $1,087.00 not published
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $1,087.00 $509.41 – $509.41
Lorain Hospital Lorain, OH $1,088.40 not published
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center Ottawa, IL $1,089.00 not published
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $1,093.40 not published
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL $1,093.40 not published
Rose de Lima Hospital Henderson, NV $1,095.38 $55.97 – $2,642.70
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA $1,101.80 $135.35 – $135.35

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