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
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston, TX $382.05 $47.43 – $2,292.30
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine, TX $382.05 $47.43 – $2,648.88
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $382.61 $301.00 – $1,291.84
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $382.61 $301.00 – $1,291.84
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $382.61 $301.00 – $1,291.84
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL $382.90 not published
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $387.00 $4.89 – $150.53
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR $387.75 not published
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $389.31 $32.13 – $77.06
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $389.31 $32.13 – $77.06
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $391.50 $4.89 – $373.25
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $393.00 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $393.36 $80.45 – $613.34
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $393.50 not published
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $395.50 not published
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $395.62 $25.55 – $438.64
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $396.16 $71.71 – $469.66
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $396.50 not published
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX $399.33 $25.23 – $365.31
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet, TX $399.33 $25.23 – $365.31
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $399.50 not published
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $400.34 $61.15 – $827.92
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $400.50 not published
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $404.00 not published
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $404.00 not published
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ $404.42 $56.21 – $1,267.56
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $405.00 not published
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $407.45 $32.34 – $1,120.80
Banner Page Hospital Page, AZ $411.72 $19.52 – $298.92
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $413.00 not published
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $413.00 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $417.50 $235.00 – $867.00
The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY $419.49 $60.47 – $60.47
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $421.80 $241.42 – $796.25
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $422.00 $155.87 – $556.20
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $422.00 $155.87 – $556.20
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $422.00 $155.87 – $556.20
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $422.00 $155.87 – $556.20
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $422.00 $155.87 – $556.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $423.16 $72.61 – $1,027.62
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $423.54 $119.83 – $144.62
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $427.77 $72.61 – $830.40
Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) Brazil, IN $428.40 $11.50 – $400.00
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $432.60 $36.04 – $218.59
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN $434.40 $23.87 – $400.00
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN $434.40 $23.87 – $400.00
UPMC McKeesport Mckeesport, PA $436.20 $56.01 – $236.54
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $439.20 not published
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $441.35 not published
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $441.35 not published

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