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
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $541.50 $22.65 – $53.71
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $546.02 $53.17 – $933.98
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $549.00 $22.65 – $53.71
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way, WA $549.03 $1,259.62 – $1,312.10
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton, WV $553.00 $22.65 – $178.76
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $558.90 $42.39 – $251.85
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC $559.00 $90.72 – $90.72
avon hospital Avon, OH $560.95 $0.87 – $776.70
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland, OH $560.95 $129.56 – $776.70
euclid hospital Euclid, OH $560.95 $0.87 – $776.70
fairview hospital Cleveland, OH $560.95 $0.87 – $776.70
lutheran hospital Cleveland, OH $560.95 $0.87 – $776.70
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights, OH $560.95 $0.87 – $776.70
lodi hospital Lodi, OH $560.95 $124.15 – $776.70
marymount hospital Garfield Heights, OH $560.95 $0.87 – $776.70
medina hospital Medina, OH $560.95 $0.87 – $776.70
south pointe hospital Warrensville Heights, OH $560.95 $0.87 – $776.70
Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge, OH $567.45 not published
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $573.60 $47.35 – $47.35
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville, CA $574.20 $0.99 – $196.15
French Hospital San Luis Obispo, CA $574.28 $72.61 – $733.00
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL $576.40 $79.91 – $79.91
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $579.20 $78.52 – $84.80
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $579.20 $78.52 – $84.80
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $579.20 $80.33 – $86.76
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $579.20 $79.97 – $283.88
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $579.20 $80.37 – $86.79
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $579.42 $1,259.62 – $1,312.10
WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA $581.58 $4.79 – $363.82
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL $585.00 $192.00 – $1,053.00
Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton, OK $585.65 $23.58 – $118.88
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) Elwood, IN $589.80 $23.87 – $400.00
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $591.00 $35.80 – $473.18
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $591.00 $56.59 – $234.78
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $591.00 $50.92 – $228.76
UPMC Memorial York, PA $591.00 $50.92 – $908.81
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $591.00 $49.68 – $218.59
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $591.00 $56.59 – $837.25
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $594.75 $62.97 – $62.97
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $595.28 $27.70 – $182.48
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS $595.40 $23.58 – $141.01
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA $606.55 $72.61 – $2,174.00
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $607.75 not published
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $611.50 not published
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $615.00 $214.00 – $1,138.29
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $618.20 $112.26 – $1,574.52
O'Bleness Hospital Athens, OH $621.40 not published
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $625.00 $214.00 – $1,172.87
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL $625.00 $214.00 – $1,154.25
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $627.00 $4.89 – $377.08

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