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Ultrasonic Guidance for Needle Placement Cost in New York
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 137 New York hospitals. CPT 76942. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $184
📉 Low $18.70
📈 High $3,639
🏥 137 hospitals
🏛️ 101 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $70.39
Hospital comparison — New York
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 137 hospitals.
Billed more than $184 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Centene | Cigna | BCBS | Medicaid | MultiPlan | Molina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHN WESTFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WESTFIELD |
$18.70 | — | $41.76 | — | $43.26 | — | — | — | — |
| LITTLE FALLS HOSPITAL LITTLE FALLS |
$24.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COBLESKILL REGIONAL HOSPITAL GRANDVIEW DRIVE COBLESKILL |
$24.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| O'CONNOR HOSPITAL DELHI |
$24.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GENEVA GENERAL HOSPITAL GENEVA |
$31.19 | $26.78 | $26.78 | $28.12 | — | $26.78 | — | — | — |
| MOUNT ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL LEWISTON |
$33.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KENMORE MERCY HOSPITAL KENMORE |
$33.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SISTERS OF CHARITY HOSPITAL BUFFALO |
$33.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO BUFFALO |
$33.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BERTRAND CHAFFEE HOSPITAL SPRINGVILLE |
$34.00 | $35.00 | $33.33 | $33.33 | $35.00 | $26.11 | $33.33 | — | $33.33 |
| ALICE HYDE MEDICAL CENTER MALONE |
$38.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PENN YAN |
$38.14 | $41.95 | $37.18 | $37.18 | — | $43.86 | — | — | — |
| UPSTATE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SYRACUSE |
$53.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTH STREET BATAVIA |
$54.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL PORTLAND AVE ROCHESTER |
$54.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL POTSDAM |
$54.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JONES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WELLSVILLE |
$56.05 | $30.67 | $25.42 | $33.33 | $44.91 | $25.93 | $22.60 | — | $61.10 |
| SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER WASHINGTON ST. WATERTOWN |
$59.00 | $53.98 | $49.53 | $30.67 | — | — | — | — | — |
| WYNN HOSPITAL UTICA |
$66.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT BARNABAS HOSPITAL HEALTH SYSTEM BRONX |
$66.34 | — | — | $29.43 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRONXCARE HOSPITAL CENTER - FULTON CAMPUS FULTON AVE BRONX |
$67.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THOMPSON HOSPITAL CANANDAIGUA |
$69.17 | $30.67 | $30.51 | $33.33 | $44.91 | $18.32 | $22.60 | — | $69.44 |
| THE UNITY HOSPITAL OF ROCHESTER LONG POND ROAD ROCHESTER |
$76.38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL ALBANY |
$79.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADIRONDACK MEDICAL CENTER SARANAC LAKE |
$81.84 | — | — | — | $95.04 | $112 | — | — | — |
| MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER BROOKLYN |
$85.00 | $18.60 | $6.54 | $20.02 | $21.62 | — | — | — | $32.70 |
| GOLISANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO BUFFALO |
$86.00 | $33.30 | $27.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SUNY DOWNSTATE BROOKLYN |
$88.00 | $37.00 | $54.00 | — | $61.00 | $54.00 | $54.00 | — | — |
| GUTHRIE LOURDES HOSPITAL BINGHAMTON |
$93.81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NIAGARA FALLS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER NIAGARA FALLS |
$103 | $31.28 | $30.67 | $29.14 | — | $30.71 | — | — | — |
| ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL HEALTH HOSPITAL SYRACUSE |
$104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL SCHENECTADY |
$104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAMARITAN HOSPITAL - ALBANY MEMORIAL CAMPUS ALBANY |
$104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SYOSSET HOSPITAL SYOSSET |
$108 | $70.09 | $61.67 | $269 | $888 | — | — | — | — |
| LENOX HILL HOSPITAL NEW YORK |
$108 | $67.96 | $61.67 | $328 | $888 | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MANHASSET |
$108 | $70.09 | $61.67 | $269 | $888 | — | — | — | — |
| LONG ISLAND JEWISH FOREST HILLS HOSPITAL FOREST HILLS |
$108 | $70.09 | $61.67 | $300 | $888 | — | — | — | — |
| NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL MOUNT KISCO |
$108 | $1,066 | $61.67 | $252 | $1,208 | — | — | — | — |
| HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL HUNTINGTON |
$108 | $70.09 | $61.67 | $271 | $888 | — | — | — | — |
| MATHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PORT JEFFERSON |
$108 | $70.09 | $61.67 | $253 | $977 | — | — | — | — |
| PLAINVIEW HOSPITAL PLAINVIEW |
$108 | $70.09 | $61.67 | $228 | $888 | — | — | — | — |
| PECONIC BAY MEDICAL CENTER RIVERHEAD |
$108 | $132 | $61.67 | $228 | $1,421 | — | — | — | — |
| SOUTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BAY SHORE |
$108 | $70.09 | $61.67 | $228 | $888 | — | — | — | — |
| STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND |
$108 | $70.09 | $61.67 | $251 | $888 | — | — | — | — |
| GLEN COVE HOSPITAL GLEN COVE |
$108 | $70.09 | $61.67 | $272 | $888 | — | — | — | — |
| ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL GLEN OAKS |
$108 | $70.09 | $61.67 | $300 | $888 | — | — | — | — |
| LONG ISLAND JEWISH VALLEY STREAM VALLEY STREAM |
$108 | $70.09 | $61.67 | $300 | $888 | — | — | — | — |
| LONG ISLAND JEWISH VALLEY STREAM VALLEY STREAM |
$108 | $70.09 | $61.67 | $300 | $888 | — | — | — | — |
| COHEN CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER NEW HYDE PARK |
$108 | $70.09 | $61.67 | $300 | $888 | — | — | — | — |
| LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER NEW HYDE PARK |
$108 | $70.09 | $61.67 | $300 | $888 | — | — | — | — |
| PHELPS HOSPITAL SLEEPY HOLLOW |
$108 | $1,066 | $81.76 | $242 | $1,208 | — | — | — | — |
| RIVER HOSPITAL ALEXANDRIA BAY |
$115 | $26.64 | $26.64 | $26.64 | $520 | $26.64 | $33.33 | — | — |
| MEDINA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDINA |
$116 | — | $180 | — | — | — | — | — | $180 |
| GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL SUFFERN |
$119 | — | $70.00 | — | $70.00 | $1,152 | — | $75.00 | — |
| ST. JAMES HOSPITAL HORNELL |
$122 | $30.67 | $24.68 | $22.07 | $44.91 | $18.32 | $20.91 | — | $55.55 |
| URMC STRONG WEST ROCHESTER |
$145 | $61.68 | $61.68 | $281 | $139 | — | $47.42 | — | — |
| NATHAN LITTAUER HOSPITAL E STATE ST GLOVERSVILLE |
$170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTOWN |
$170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL PLATTSBURGH |
$173 | $28.52 | $19.96 | $28.52 | — | $18.32 | — | $116 | — |
| GUTHRIE CORTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CORTLAND |
$178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
Billed more than $184 for this?
That is the median of what the 137 New York hospitals above publish for Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 76942 in New York, Medicare reimburses about $70.39 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in New York range from $18.70 to $3,639 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 2.6x 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 York?
- Cash prices for ultrasonic guidance for needle placement (CPT 76942) in New York range from $18.70 to $3,639, with a median of $184. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ultrasonic guidance for needle placement in New York?
- The cheapest New York hospital published cash price for this procedure is $18.70. 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 York facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 76942 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.