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
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $441.35 not published
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $441.35 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $441.60 $25.55 – $469.19
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $442.47 $60.26 – $138.71
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville, CA $442.74 $58.63 – $138.71
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $443.50 not published
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $446.00 not published
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $448.14 $53.17 – $833.85
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $448.14 $53.17 – $833.85
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $448.14 $91.85 – $833.85
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $448.14 $53.17 – $833.85
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $448.14 $53.17 – $833.85
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $448.14 $53.17 – $833.85
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis, MO $453.20 $26.63 – $26.63
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $454.17 $25.55 – $222.54
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island, IL $454.17 $25.55 – $250.36
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $454.17 $25.55 – $232.76
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT $455.20 not published
HCA FLORIDA PUTNAM HOSPITAL Palatka, FL $460.50 $805.96 – $848.38
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $463.32 $80.45 – $993.72
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $464.52 $92.34 – $92.34
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $468.00 $74.80 – $236.54
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $468.18 $0.41 – $513.54
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $470.80 $92.20 – $92.20
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $470.80 $92.20 – $92.20
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $470.80 $92.20 – $92.20
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $471.36 $31.06 – $185.00
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $472.50 $22.65 – $53.71
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $472.50 $22.65 – $53.71
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA $474.25 $221.36 – $380.14
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Torrance, CA $474.25 $215.07 – $392.24
Community Hospital Torrington, WY $475.42 $62.92 – $138.71
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $475.60 $22.92 – $137.02
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $479.13 $25.55 – $241.36
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $481.10 $62.92 – $138.71
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $486.00 $4.89 – $99.03
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville, PA $487.20 $75.60 – $224.35
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $487.50 $27.97 – $27.97
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $487.50 $27.97 – $27.97
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby, MN $488.00 $147.68 – $549.00
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $488.40 not published
Platte County Hospital Wheatland, WY $489.62 $68.64 – $138.71
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $490.21 $45.24 – $141.93
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN $491.40 $11.50 – $400.00
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $495.00 not published
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $495.00 not published
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville, AR $497.25 $23.58 – $115.82
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $499.72 $25.55 – $234.24
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA $500.50 $8.70 – $363.05
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN $503.37 $24.99 – $83.30

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