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
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center Williamson, KY $1,108.80 $22.65 – $50.33
MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital North Conway, NH $1,119.90 $28.36 – $58.97
Pen Bay Medical Center Rockport, ME $1,121.65 $28.64 – $58.97
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME $1,121.65 $28.36 – $58.97
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL $1,128.98 not published
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital DECATUR, IL $1,137.60 $29.11 – $968.00
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $1,148.40 $76.76 – $81.28
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA $1,148.40 $77.31 – $81.86
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, IL $1,152.72 $29.11 – $107.15
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane, WA $1,162.00 $291.76 – $291.76
AdventHealth Polk Columbus, NC $1,162.98 not published
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $1,164.80 not published
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL $1,170.60 $24.91 – $24.91
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $1,174.80 not published
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $1,174.80 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $1,174.80 not published
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $1,177.00 $225.44 – $225.44
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $1,184.80 $54.00 – $1,066.32
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $1,184.80 $75.96 – $866.55
OSF Saint James John W Albrecht Medical Center Pontiac, IL $1,188.00 not published
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines, IA $1,189.00 $53.57 – $1,189.00
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $1,191.60 not published
Southside Regional Medical Center Petersburg, VA $1,200.30 not published
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach, FL $1,213.62 not published
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA $1,216.60 $98.67 – $98.67
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro, PA $1,221.60 $55.30 – $218.59
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $1,224.30 $25.23 – $365.31
Corewell Health Pennock Hastings, MI $1,238.00 not published
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids, MI $1,238.00 not published
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont, MI $1,238.00 not published
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75, MI $1,238.00 not published
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville, MI $1,238.00 not published
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland, MI $1,238.00 not published
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $1,240.75 $35.57 – $2,658.75
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $1,242.00 $49.68 – $224.35
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX $1,246.35 $35.57 – $3,561.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX $1,246.35 $30.28 – $3,561.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $1,246.35 $35.57 – $3,561.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring, TX $1,246.35 $35.57 – $3,561.00
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX $1,246.35 $35.57 – $3,561.00
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $1,246.70 $23.58 – $132.81
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna, TN $1,285.42 $35.18 – $79.07
Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH $1,299.87 $114.54 – $189.00
Adventhealth Ocala Ocala, FL $1,300.58 not published
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center Mendota, IL $1,302.40 not published
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville, IL $1,321.80 not published
WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg, PA $1,328.80 $79.20 – $776.50
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $1,336.50 $22.66 – $660.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City, CA $1,349.60 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland, CA $1,349.60 not published

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