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Ultrasonic Guidance for Needle Placement Cost in New Jersey
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 53 New Jersey hospitals. CPT 76942. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $271
📉 Low $62.00
📈 High $3,650
🏥 53 hospitals
🏛️ 40 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $70.54
Hospital comparison — New Jersey
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 53 of 53 hospitals.
Billed more than $271 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Centene | Cigna | First Health | MultiPlan | Humana | BCBS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFERSON STRATFORD HOSPITAL STRATFORD |
$62.00 | $139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JEFFERSON CHERRY HILL HOSPITAL CHERRY HILL |
$62.00 | $139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JEFFERSON WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP HOSPITAL TURNERSVILLE |
$62.00 | $139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAREWELL HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER EAST ORANGE |
$85.00 | $19.33 | $16.81 | $16.81 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER PATERSON |
$105 | $34.22 | $25.67 | $25.67 | $105 | — | $51.33 | — | — |
| ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AT RAHWAY RAHWAY |
$162 | $152 | $139 | $143 | — | $753 | — | — | — |
| TRINITAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ELIZABETH |
$171 | $150 | $137 | — | — | $545 | — | — | — |
| INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER WOODBURY OAK ST. WOODBURY |
$179 | $24.56 | $26.75 | $34.30 | $124 | — | — | — | — |
| INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER ELMER FRONT ST. ELMER |
$179 | $24.56 | $21.16 | $36.25 | $124 | — | — | — | $150 |
| INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND W. SHERMAN AVE. VINELAND |
$179 | $34.30 | $30.87 | $34.30 | $124 | — | — | $72.35 | $150 |
| INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MANNINGTON SALEM WOODSTOWN RD. SALEM |
$179 | $24.56 | $17.05 | $36.25 | $124 | — | — | — | $150 |
| INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER BRIDGETON IRVING AVE. BRIDGETON |
$179 | $24.56 | $26.75 | $34.30 | $124 | — | — | — | — |
| INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL MULLICA HILL RD. MULLICA HILL |
$179 | $36.25 | $32.63 | $36.25 | $124 | — | — | $72.35 | $150 |
| HSS PARAMUS OUTPATIENT CENTER PARAMUS |
$184 | $293 | $24.35 | $24.02 | $133 | — | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER TOMS RIVER |
$189 | $74.35 | $113 | $115 | — | $545 | — | — | — |
| JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER JERSEY CITY |
$189 | $78.73 | $251 | $256 | — | $545 | — | — | — |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF NEW JERSEY - NEWARK NEWARK |
$189 | $81.03 | $30.70 | $236 | — | $545 | — | — | — |
| COOPERMAN BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER LIVINGSTON |
$193 | $81.03 | $144 | $147 | — | $545 | — | — | — |
| BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CHILDRENS HOSPITAL NEW BRUNSWICK |
$194 | $82.35 | $123 | $145 | — | $545 | — | — | — |
| MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER LONG BRANCH |
$199 | $76.53 | $226 | $230 | — | $545 | — | — | — |
| ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HAMILTON HAMILTON |
$206 | $74.35 | $153 | $157 | — | $753 | — | — | — |
| ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOMERSET SOMERVILLE |
$212 | $78.73 | $181 | $186 | — | $753 | — | — | — |
| MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER SOUTHERN CAMPUS LAKEWOOD |
$216 | $76.53 | $168 | $171 | — | $545 | — | — | — |
| CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER BELLEVILLE |
$250 | $81.03 | $160 | $163 | — | $753 | — | — | — |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING BASKING RIDGE BASKING RIDGE |
$265 | $32.23 | $120 | — | $142 | — | $238 | — | — |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING MONMOUTH MIDDLETOWN |
$265 | $32.23 | $120 | — | $142 | — | $238 | — | — |
| VIRTUA VOORHEES HOSPITAL (WEST JERSEY) VOORHEES |
$271 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.32 | — | — | $70.00 | — | — |
| VIRTUA WILLINGBORO HOSPITAL WILLINGBORO |
$271 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.32 | — | — | $70.00 | — | — |
| VIRTUA MARLTON HOSPITAL MARLTON |
$271 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.32 | — | — | $70.00 | — | — |
| VIRTUA OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL CAMDEN |
$271 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.32 | — | — | $70.00 | — | — |
| VIRTUA MOUNT HOLLY HOSPITAL (BURLINGTON COUNTY) MOUNT HOLLY |
$271 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.32 | — | — | $70.00 | — | — |
| THE COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CAMDEN |
$325 | $35.81 | $18.69 | $36.48 | $33.49 | — | — | $33.82 | — |
| CHILDRENS SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL LONG TERM CARE CENTER - MOUNTAINSIDE MOUNTAINSIDE |
$332 | $507 | $522 | $507 | $399 | $398 | — | — | — |
| COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CAPE REGIONAL CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE |
$382 | $33.16 | $11.91 | $36.48 | $33.16 | — | — | $33.82 | — |
| CAPITAL HEALTH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TRENTON |
$382 | $20.63 | $15.28 | — | $33.00 | — | $325 | $70.29 | — |
| CAPITAL HEALTH AT DEBORAH - EMERGENCY SERVICES PENNINGTON |
$382 | $20.63 | $15.28 | — | $33.00 | — | $325 | $70.29 | — |
| SAINT CLARE'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BOONTON BOONTON TOWNSHIP |
$757 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HACKENSACK MERIDIAN MOUNTAINSIDE MEDICAL CENTER MONTCLAIR |
$780 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HACKENSACK MERIDIAN PASCACK VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER WESTWOOD |
$780 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CENTRASTATE MEDICAL CENTER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP |
$845 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OVERLOOK MEDICAL CENTER SUMMIT |
$900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GORYEB CHILDRENS CENTER MORRISTOWN |
$919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHILTON MEDICAL CENTER POMPTON PLAINS |
$939 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NEWARK |
$1,080 | $317 | $317 | $317 | — | $756 | $864 | — | — |
| HSS PARAMUS MIDLAND OUTPATIENT CENTER PARAMUS |
$1,140 | $293 | $24.35 | $24.02 | $133 | — | — | — | — |
| SILVER LAKE HOSPITAL NEWARK |
$1,200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL JERSEY 4 WEST |
$1,411 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL EAST NEW JERSEY 5TH FLOOR |
$1,575 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL NEW JERSEY - RAHWAY RAHWAY |
$1,575 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER BROWNS MILLS |
$1,637 | $37.98 | $34.22 | — | $41.77 | — | — | $34.22 | — |
| NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$1,770 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HACKETTSTOWN MEDICAL CENTER HACKETTSTOWN |
$1,824 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT PETERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EASTON AVE NEW BRUNSWICK |
$3,650 | $67.84 | $3,650 | — | $41.34 | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 76942, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $524 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 76942 in New Jersey, Medicare reimburses about $70.54 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in New Jersey range from $62.00 to $3,650 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 3.8x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does ultrasonic guidance for needle placement cost in New Jersey?
- Cash prices for ultrasonic guidance for needle placement (CPT 76942) in New Jersey range from $62.00 to $3,650, with a median of $271. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ultrasonic guidance for needle placement in New Jersey?
- The cheapest New Jersey hospital published cash price for this procedure is $62.00. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each New Jersey facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 76942 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.