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
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $720.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington, WI $720.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI $720.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers, WI $720.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI $720.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $720.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI $720.00 not published
Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI $720.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI $720.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI $720.00 not published
Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI $720.00 not published
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth, TX $720.15 $38.98 – $38.98
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington, TX $720.15 $38.98 – $38.98
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen, TX $720.15 $38.98 – $38.98
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Plano, TX $720.15 $66.28 – $66.28
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle, TX $720.15 $66.28 – $66.28
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX $720.15 $38.98 – $38.98
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX $720.15 $66.28 – $66.28
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX $720.15 $38.98 – $38.98
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco, TX $720.15 $38.98 – $38.98
Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington Arlington, TX $720.15 $66.28 – $66.28
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman, TX $720.15 $66.28 – $66.28
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford Bedford, TX $720.15 $38.98 – $38.98
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX $720.15 $38.98 – $38.98
Texas Health Hospital Rockwall Rockwall, TX $720.15 $66.28 – $66.28
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Southlake, TX $720.15 $66.28 – $66.28
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $720.15 $38.98 – $38.98
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $720.15 $38.98 – $38.98
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville Stephenville, TX $720.15 $66.28 – $66.28
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne, TX $720.15 $66.28 – $66.28
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton, WI $720.48 $32.13 – $77.06
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $723.50 $22.65 – $155.32
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA $727.05 $32.34 – $1,148.82
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $728.20 $27.27 – $84.65
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $728.20 $27.27 – $84.65
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $728.20 $27.27 – $84.65
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $728.20 $27.27 – $84.65
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $728.20 $27.27 – $84.65
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $728.20 $27.27 – $84.65
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA $740.16 $526.78 – $921.01
Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital Cedar Park, TX $743.75 $25.23 – $365.31
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake, CA $744.12 $76.77 – $1,402.50
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo, WI $746.35 $299.41 – $299.41
Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK $747.50 $23.58 – $702.00
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK $747.50 $23.58 – $118.88
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA $750.40 not published
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island, NE $751.07 $53.17 – $1,196.62
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC $751.50 not published
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA $751.50 $116.86 – $116.86
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA $751.74 $510.37 – $510.37

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