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
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, IL $504.00 not published
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $504.27 $1,259.62 – $1,312.10
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $508.80 $55.58 – $11,143.00
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $508.80 $55.58 – $11,143.00
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $508.80 $55.58 – $11,143.00
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $508.80 $55.58 – $11,143.00
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $508.80 $55.58 – $11,143.00
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $508.80 $55.58 – $11,143.00
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $508.80 $55.58 – $11,143.00
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $510.30 $328.05 – $1,178.55
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA $512.11 $72.61 – $1,401.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA $512.11 $32.34 – $1,162.83
Washakie Medical Center Worland, WY $512.34 $68.64 – $138.71
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $517.44 $54.96 – $2,237.40
Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC $519.53 $25.97 – $987.10
Atrium Health Mercy Charlotte, NC $519.53 $25.97 – $955.93
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC $519.53 $25.97 – $955.93
Atrium Health Stanly Albermarle, NC $519.53 $25.97 – $997.49
Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte Charlotte, NC $519.53 $25.97 – $914.36
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby, NC $519.53 $25.97 – $987.10
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord, NC $519.53 $25.97 – $987.10
Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC $519.53 $25.97 – $987.10
Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC $519.53 $25.97 – $987.10
Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte Charlotte, NC $519.53 $25.97 – $955.93
Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC $519.53 $25.97 – $955.93
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC $519.53 $25.97 – $935.15
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO $520.77 $284.29 – $284.29
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $520.99 $45.59 – $88.94
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $520.99 $45.59 – $88.94
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA $522.00 $44.89 – $152.91
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN $523.80 $23.87 – $400.00
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville, OH $525.20 $616.20 – $790.79
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $525.50 $286.00 – $1,489.78
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $525.50 $286.00 – $1,489.78
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $525.50 $286.00 – $1,489.78
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $525.50 $230.05 – $3,255.97
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $525.50 $286.00 – $1,489.78
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $527.80 $23.58 – $96.62
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $528.00 $19.95 – $53.71
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $528.50 not published
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $531.72 $84.77 – $84.77
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $532.10 $1,259.62 – $1,312.10
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $532.40 not published
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $533.65 $23.58 – $259.27
St. Anne Hospital Burien, WA $534.21 $752.27 – $1,574.52
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton, IA $534.95 $53.57 – $823.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton, IA $534.95 $10.90 – $823.00
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $538.00 $53.17 – $828.00
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA $538.28 $32.34 – $1,162.83
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $538.85 $23.58 – $115.82

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