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
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria, CA $627.02 $72.61 – $1,435.70
Massena Hospital Massena, NY $629.03 not published
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $629.64 $25.23 – $365.31
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville, TX $629.64 $25.23 – $365.31
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $629.64 $25.23 – $365.31
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $629.64 $25.23 – $365.31
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, CA $634.08 $570.14 – $939.08
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA $641.20 not published
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $641.28 $538.30 – $939.08
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $643.62 $203.12 – $516.32
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $645.63 $25.55 – $645.62
OSF St Mary Medical Center Galesburg, IL $652.20 not published
CHI Health Plainview Plainview, NE $653.52 $452.01 – $1,003.47
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) Winchester, IN $654.00 $11.50 – $400.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo, CA $656.13 $109.85 – $1,168.44
Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $657.80 not published
Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $657.80 not published
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler, NE $661.30 $158.73 – $838.97
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton, IL $663.00 $79.55 – $79.55
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $665.50 $71.94 – $71.94
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS, OR $665.55 not published
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO, OR $665.55 not published
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA $670.02 $624.79 – $805.98
Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA $670.02 $624.79 – $805.98
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA $670.02 $624.79 – $805.98
Wellstar MCG Health Augusta, GA $670.02 $246.22 – $805.98
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA $670.02 $624.79 – $805.98
Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA $670.02 $624.79 – $805.98
Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care at Warm Springs P O Box 280, GA $670.02 not published
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA $670.02 $624.79 – $805.98
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA $670.02 $624.79 – $805.98
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Lagrange, GA $670.02 $624.79 – $805.98
Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA $670.02 $624.79 – $805.98
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $670.15 $31.20 – $31.20
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale, CA $673.19 $72.61 – $1,652.00
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester, KY $673.70 not published
Waldo County General Hospital Belfast, ME $674.85 $29.73 – $58.97
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA $679.35 $279.07 – $428.13
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC $687.50 $90.72 – $90.72
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun, GA $689.68 $62.80 – $243.70
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center GREEN BAY, WI $699.60 $49.70 – $574.00
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital SHEBOYGAN, WI $699.60 $49.70 – $574.00
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay, WI $699.60 $51.53 – $574.00
HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital OCONTO FALLS, WI $699.60 $182.53 – $574.00
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $701.35 $24.07 – $863.20
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $703.30 $315.35 – $315.35
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $716.68 $25.55 – $472.11
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $716.68 $25.55 – $430.01
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $717.60 not published
Aurora Baycare Medical Center Green Bay, WI $720.00 not published

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