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

848

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 23 $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 34 $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
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg, VA not published $81.32 – $81.32
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA, VA not published $120.57 – $652.45
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD, VA not published $96.77 – $96.77
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER, SC not published $48.62 – $98.88
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson, SC not published $48.62 – $98.88
SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER ANTIOCH, TN not published $35.18 – $79.07
SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS NASHVILLE, TN not published $35.18 – $79.07
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE, TN not published $35.18 – $79.07
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City, TN not published $35.18 – $79.07
MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL SAGINAW, TX not published $34.57 – $63.18
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas, TX not published $34.57 – $63.18
MEDICAL CITY NORTH HILLS HOSPITAL North Richland Hills, TX not published $34.57 – $63.18
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX not published $34.57 – $63.18
MEDICAL CITY MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER - ALLIANCE FORT WORTH, TX not published $63.18 – $63.18
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE, TX not published $34.57 – $63.18
MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL Irving, TX not published $34.57 – $63.18
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH, TX not published $34.57 – $63.18
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle, TX not published $34.57 – $63.18
CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital - Atlanta Atlanta, TX not published $55.00 – $320.00
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, TX not published $86.29 – $1,408.00
CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital - Winnsboro Winnsboro, TX not published $58.53 – $232.00
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane, WA not published $92.09 – $92.09
Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center) Hoffman Estates, IL not published $69.52 – $673.38
Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) Elk Grove Village, IL not published $69.52 – $673.38
MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL RED OAK, TX not published $34.57 – $63.18
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Williamsburg, VA not published $718.00 – $718.00
Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital Hoffman Estates, IL not published $69.52 – $673.38
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY not published $1.00 – $96.05
Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville, TN not published $42.36 – $75.75
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI not published $27.70 – $186.69
Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $82.99 – $408.22
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY not published $1.00 – $96.05
Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) Wichita, KS not published $82.99 – $408.22
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX not published $97.14 – $97.14
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS, TX not published $110.89 – $110.89
HCA FLORIDA PASADENA HOSPITAL South Pasadena, FL not published $869.43 – $887.73
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY not published $1.00 – $96.05
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY not published $1.00 – $94.97
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN not published $11.50 – $400.00
Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $82.99 – $408.22
Adventhealth Murray Po Box 1406, GA not published $62.80 – $179.19
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ not published $87.29 – $207.72
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ not published $78.68 – $207.72
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ not published $60.68 – $109.98
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ not published $81.94 – $207.72
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ not published $100.00 – $109.98
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ not published $78.68 – $207.72
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY not published $1.00 – $153.54
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ not published $78.68 – $207.72
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ not published $55.01 – $109.98

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