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
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $195.40 $24.01 – $212.00
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL $196.00 $81.64 – $81.64
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $198.88 $60.68 – $166.00
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $199.36 $27.70 – $186.69
HSHS St. Francis Hospital LITCHFIELD, IL $201.60 $29.11 – $153.40
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $205.17 $24.01 – $110.50
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $205.69 $60.68 – $74.35
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $209.79 $69.59 – $3,896.10
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $212.09 $31.58 – $960.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $212.94 $65.92 – $585.00
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $214.80 $47.35 – $47.35
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $216.06 $60.68 – $166.00
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $218.24 $29.27 – $203.23
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $219.52 $27.70 – $186.69
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $219.91 $26.67 – $54.27
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $222.86 $103.57 – $382.85
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $228.23 $42.36 – $75.75
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $228.23 $42.36 – $75.75
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $228.23 $42.36 – $82.27
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $228.23 $42.36 – $66.06
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $228.23 $42.36 – $54.41
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $234.00 $43.20 – $312.00
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $235.65 $24.01 – $470.37
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $236.11 $24.01 – $179.93
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $236.38 $135.00 – $586.95
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL $248.40 $56.80 – $56.80
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $249.60 $112.56 – $585.00
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $249.61 $60.68 – $81.03
St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Missoula, MT $255.20 $50.69 – $50.69
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $257.63 $61.15 – $919.13
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $267.96 $32.13 – $430.72
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ $269.10 $43.79 – $624.00
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $269.88 $112.56 – $585.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson, AZ $271.73 $67.64 – $773.60
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $272.22 $43.79 – $585.00
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $277.88 $61.15 – $919.13
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $278.01 $69.59 – $4,015.70
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $281.00 $32.13 – $586.95
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $283.13 $39.00 – $179.00
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $283.71 $165.23 – $382.85
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $284.48 $27.70 – $186.69
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $286.61 $224.04 – $2,292.53
Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH $288.00 not published
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $288.00 not published
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $289.99 $28.39 – $416.53
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $289.99 $28.39 – $411.69
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $289.99 $28.39 – $426.10
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $289.99 $28.39 – $426.10
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $289.99 $28.39 – $363.25
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $289.99 $28.39 – $42.26

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