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
Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) Wamego, KS $290.80 $22.92 – $166.16
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh, PA $301.20 $79.20 – $236.54
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $302.60 $4.89 – $396.02
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $305.76 $112.56 – $585.00
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $307.75 $47.35 – $199.00
Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY $308.82 $126.68 – $126.68
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London, KY $309.02 $80.45 – $788.06
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $310.44 $112.56 – $585.00
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $314.87 $27.91 – $32.56
64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus Meridian, MS $315.48 $47.35 – $47.35
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $318.00 $75.60 – $477.00
Moanalua Medical Center HONOLULU, HI $318.75 not published
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $322.01 $79.81 – $773.60
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $322.62 $158.47 – $550.96
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $322.92 $43.79 – $585.00
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN $324.60 $11.50 – $400.00
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN $324.60 $23.87 – $400.00
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN $324.60 $11.50 – $400.00
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) Anderson, IN $324.60 $11.50 – $400.00
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN $324.60 $23.87 – $400.00
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) Kokomo, IN $324.60 $11.50 – $400.00
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) Carmel, IN $324.60 $23.87 – $400.00
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $324.60 $23.87 – $400.00
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ $327.60 $112.56 – $585.00
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside, NJ $331.50 $264.00 – $264.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $335.40 $80.45 – $613.34
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $336.87 $32.13 – $459.40
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $336.87 $0.90 – $396.12
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $336.87 $32.13 – $399.47
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $338.52 $112.56 – $585.00
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $342.00 $52.96 – $513.00
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $342.02 $127.40 – $470.40
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $352.24 $17.85 – $698.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $352.24 $23.80 – $83.30
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $354.00 $79.20 – $279.33
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $357.33 $65.35 – $831.00
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA $365.40 $216.98 – $371.45
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $366.13 $19.50 – $264.53
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $371.22 $61.15 – $1,161.93
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh, PA $371.40 $56.01 – $236.54
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $373.44 $318.63 – $726.18
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $374.18 $26.87 – $519.00
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $374.18 $26.87 – $519.00
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $374.18 $26.87 – $519.00
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $375.00 $87.83 – $87.83
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $375.00 $87.83 – $87.83
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $375.00 $87.83 – $87.83
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $375.00 $87.83 – $87.83
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $381.22 $259.35 – $726.18
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin, TX $382.05 $47.43 – $2,292.30

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