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
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $1,349.60 not published
San Leandro Medical Center SAN LEANDRO, CA $1,349.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA, CA $1,349.60 not published
San Rafael Medical Center SAN RAFAEL, CA $1,349.60 not published
Santa Rosa Medical Center SANTA ROSA, CA $1,349.60 not published
South San Francisco Medical Center SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $1,349.60 not published
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $1,349.60 not published
Vacaville Medical Center VACAVILLE, CA $1,349.60 not published
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK, CA $1,349.60 not published
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO, CA $1,349.60 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH, CA $1,349.60 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT, CA $1,349.60 not published
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO, CA $1,349.60 not published
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $1,349.60 not published
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $1,349.60 not published
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $1,349.60 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH $1,373.40 not published
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $1,375.20 $79.20 – $241.47
AdventHealth Deland Deland, FL $1,381.36 not published
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $1,397.91 $382.00 – $1,151.98
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $1,413.60 $51.84 – $276.92
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI $1,424.00 $320.56 – $320.56
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI $1,424.00 $320.56 – $320.56
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati, OH $1,441.80 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $1,441.80 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH $1,441.80 not published
Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH $1,441.80 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati, OH $1,441.80 not published
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott, AZ $1,472.87 $51.00 – $64.21
CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont Beaumont, TX $1,489.29 $72.66 – $970.00
Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL $1,492.64 not published
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast, FL $1,492.64 not published
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $1,526.70 not published
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $1,574.10 $72.61 – $630.00
Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA $1,583.00 $41.69 – $59.75
Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA $1,583.00 $41.69 – $59.75
Emory Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Decatur, GA $1,583.00 $53.07 – $53.07
Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA $1,583.00 $41.69 – $59.75
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA $1,583.00 $41.69 – $59.75
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta, GA $1,583.00 $41.69 – $59.75
Emory University Hospital Ne, GA $1,583.00 $41.69 – $59.75
Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA $1,583.00 $41.69 – $59.75
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $1,620.96 not published
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $1,620.96 not published
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA $1,620.96 $120.42 – $120.42
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $1,638.00 not published
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX $1,643.70 $73.65 – $73.65
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX $1,643.70 $73.65 – $73.65
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $1,653.00 $63.22 – $372.50
AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL $1,679.00 not published

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