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
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ not published $78.68 – $207.72
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY not published $1.00 – $153.54
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY not published $1.00 – $93.89
Spring Harbor Hospital Westbrook, ME not published $28.36 – $61.73
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY not published $1.00 – $96.05
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY not published $1.00 – $96.05
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY not published $1.00 – $153.54
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY not published $1.00 – $153.54

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