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Ultrasonic Guidance for Needle Placement Cost in Washington
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 69 Washington hospitals. CPT 76942. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $568
📉 Low $54.60
📈 High $2,973
🏥 69 hospitals
🏛️ 49 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $70.29
Hospital comparison — Washington
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 69 hospitals.
Billed more than $568 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | MultiPlan | Molina | Cigna | Premera | First Health | Humana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEGACY SALMON CREEK MEDICAL CENTER VANCOUVER |
$54.60 | $50.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OLYMPIC MEDICAL CENTER PORT ANGELES |
$55.00 | $69.00 | $69.00 | — | — | $67.00 | $69.00 | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE MOUNT CARMEL HOSPITAL COLVILLE |
$55.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAMARITAN HEALTHCARE MOSES LAKE |
$57.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ISLAND HOSPITAL ANACORTES |
$60.00 | $83.20 | $110 | $109 | $82.78 | $102 | $84.77 | $109 | $109 |
| WHIDBEY MEDICAL CENTER NORTH MAIN STREET COUPEVILLE |
$61.00 | $27.00 | $27.00 | $90.00 | — | $27.00 | $68.25 | $27.00 | $31.05 |
| NEWPORT HOSPITAL & HEALTH SERVICES NEWPORT |
$71.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SNOQUALMIE VALLEY HOSPITAL SNOQUALMIE |
$80.60 | $58.56 | $34.95 | — | $38.44 | $111 | $79.52 | — | $59.15 |
| UW MEDICINE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER RENTON |
$81.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONFLUENCE HEALTH OMAK CAMPUS OMAK |
$87.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONFLUENCE HEALTH MOSES LAKE CAMPUS WENATCHEE |
$87.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONFLUENCE HEALTH HOSPITAL MARES CAMPUS WENATCHEE |
$87.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONFLUENCE CENTRAL WASHINGTON HOSPITAL WENATCHEE |
$87.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COULEE MEDICAL CENTER GRAND COULEE |
$105 | $105 | $105 | $107 | — | $105 | $103 | $111 | — |
| MID-VALLEY HOSPITAL OMAK |
$110 | $33.42 | $17.08 | — | $17.08 | $35.15 | $37.15 | — | — |
| SHRINERS CHILDREN'S SPOKANE SPOKANE |
$123 | $59.19 | — | $85.00 | $23.00 | $50.00 | $28.57 | — | — |
| SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SEATTLE |
$125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER - EDMONDS EDMONDS |
$125 | $90.66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CASCADE MEDICAL CENTER LEAVENWORTH |
$210 | $152 | — | — | $146 | $220 | $152 | — | $152 |
| CASCADE MEDICAL CENTER LEAVENWORTH |
$210 | $152 | — | — | $146 | $220 | $152 | — | $152 |
| COLUMBIA BASIN HOSPITAL EPHRATA |
$232 | $67.31 | — | — | — | $213 | $204 | — | — |
| PROSSER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROSSER |
$258 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OVERLAKE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER BELLEVUE |
$311 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WILLAPA HARBOR HOSPITAL SOUTH BEND |
$438 | $95.00 | $92.50 | — | — | $95.00 | $93.00 | — | — |
| WILLAPA HARBOR HOSPITAL SOUTH BEND |
$438 | $95.00 | $92.50 | — | — | $95.00 | $93.00 | — | — |
| MULTICARE CAPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OLYMPIA |
$454 | — | $86.06 | $829 | $86.06 | — | — | $965 | — |
| VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER SEATTLE |
$468 | $13.03 | $63.66 | $66.23 | — | $73.84 | $60.00 | $80.00 | $65.54 |
| MULTICARE YAKIMA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YAKIMA |
$484 | $1,038 | $86.58 | $1,029 | $76.80 | $1,029 | — | $1,038 | — |
| ST. CLARE HOSPITAL LAKEWOOD |
$504 | $1,260 | — | $1,312 | — | — | — | — | — |
| LOURDES MEDICAL CENTER TH AVE PASCO |
$527 | — | $314 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL GIG HARBOR |
$532 | $1,260 | — | $1,312 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. ANNE HOSPITAL BURIEN |
$534 | $1,260 | — | $1,575 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL FEDERAL WAY |
$549 | $1,260 | — | $1,312 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MULTICARE AUBURN MEDICAL CENTER AUBURN |
$568 | — | $84.80 | $829 | $78.52 | — | — | $829 | — |
| MULTICARE COVINGTON MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$568 | — | $84.80 | $829 | $78.52 | — | — | $829 | — |
| MULTICARE TACOMA GENERAL HOSPITAL TACOMA |
$568 | — | $86.79 | $829 | $80.37 | — | — | $829 | — |
| MULTICARE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL PUYALLUP |
$568 | — | $86.76 | $829 | $80.33 | — | — | $829 | — |
| MULTICARE ALLENMORE HOSPITAL TACOMA |
$568 | — | $86.79 | $829 | $80.37 | — | — | $829 | — |
| ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER TACOMA |
$579 | $1,260 | — | $1,312 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER FRIDAY HARBOR |
$617 | $97.06 | $56.00 | — | $51.45 | $92.00 | $83.30 | — | $51.45 |
| ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL ENUMCLAW |
$618 | $112 | $315 | $1,575 | $317 | — | $324 | — | $337 |
| PEACEHEALTH UNITED GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER SEDRO WOOLLEY |
$636 | $90.23 | $30.45 | — | $30.45 | $84.80 | $46.40 | — | $30.45 |
| PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL CHEWELAH |
$641 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PEACEHEALTH SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER VANCOUVER |
$722 | $35.09 | $33.49 | — | $12.76 | — | $51.04 | — | $35.09 |
| KAISER PERMANENTE CENTRAL HOSPITAL TH AVE E SEATTLE |
$750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. MICHAEL MEDICAL CENTER SILVERDALE |
$772 | $1,190 | $1,435 | $1,575 | — | $1,102 | — | — | — |
| EVERGREEN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER KIRKLAND |
$801 | — | — | $851 | — | — | — | — | $901 |
| EVERGREEN HEALTH MONROE MONROE |
$854 | $870 | $922 | $907 | — | $854 | $695 | $870 | — |
| HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER SEATTLE |
$870 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TACOMA |
$890 | — | $86.36 | $1,423 | $79.97 | $1,448 | — | $1,423 | — |
| CASCADE VALLEY HOSPITAL S STILLAGUAMISH AVE ARLINGTON |
$926 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL SPOKANE |
$958 | $135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER WALLA WALLA |
$990 | $155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SKAGIT VALLEY HOSPITAL E KINCAID ST MOUNT VERNON |
$998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER SEATTLE |
$1,010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER EVERETT COLBY CAMPUS EVERETT |
$1,080 | $115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL SEATTLE - FIRST HILL SEATTLE |
$1,106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MULTICARE DEACONESS HOSPITAL SPOKANE |
$1,126 | — | $79.59 | $2,055 | $77.31 | — | — | $1,999 | — |
| MULTICARE VALLEY HOSPITAL SPOKANE VALLEY |
$1,126 | — | $79.02 | $2,027 | $76.76 | — | — | $2,027 | — |
| PROVIDENCE SACRED HEART CHILDRENS HOSPITAL SPOKANE |
$1,162 | $292 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 $568 for this?
That is the median of what the 69 Washington 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 Washington, Medicare reimburses about $70.29 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Washington range from $54.60 to $2,973 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 8.1x 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 Washington?
- Cash prices for ultrasonic guidance for needle placement (CPT 76942) in Washington range from $54.60 to $2,973, with a median of $568. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ultrasonic guidance for needle placement in Washington?
- The cheapest Washington hospital published cash price for this procedure is $54.60. 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 Washington facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 76942 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.