# CPT 76942: Ultrasound guidance for needle placement

Medicare CPT 76942 pays $64.13 in a non-facility setting and $64.13 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $57.69 in Arkansas to $77.06 in Alaska, a 34% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/76942-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, General Surgery, Pain Medicine, Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $64.13 |
| National facility | $64.13 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $77.06 | $77.06 |
| District of Columbia | $72.77 | $72.77 |
| California | $71.82 | $71.82 |
| New Jersey | $70.54 | $70.54 |
| New York | $70.39 | $70.39 |
| Washington | $70.29 | $70.29 |
| Massachusetts | $69.61 | $69.61 |
| Hawaii | $69.20 | $69.20 |
| Connecticut | $68.01 | $68.01 |
| Colorado | $66.73 | $66.73 |
| Maryland | $66.26 | $66.26 |
| Oregon | $66.14 | $66.14 |
| Rhode Island | $65.75 | $65.75 |
| New Hampshire | $65.65 | $65.65 |
| Florida | $65.53 | $65.53 |
| Puerto Rico | $64.56 | $64.56 |
| Virgin Islands | $64.56 | $64.56 |
| Minnesota | $64.38 | $64.38 |
| Montana | $64.13 | $64.13 |
| Illinois | $64.04 | $64.04 |
| Nevada | $63.95 | $63.95 |
| Wyoming | $63.78 | $63.78 |
| Delaware | $63.61 | $63.61 |
| Pennsylvania | $63.58 | $63.58 |
| Texas | $63.52 | $63.52 |
| North Dakota | $63.34 | $63.34 |
| South Dakota | $63.24 | $63.24 |
| Vermont | $63.06 | $63.06 |
| Virginia | $63.04 | $63.04 |
| Arizona | $62.66 | $62.66 |
| Georgia | $62.54 | $62.54 |
| Michigan | $62.17 | $62.17 |
| Maine | $61.81 | $61.81 |
| Utah | $61.53 | $61.53 |
| Wisconsin | $61.48 | $61.48 |
| New Mexico | $60.99 | $60.99 |
| North Carolina | $60.89 | $60.89 |
| South Carolina | $60.81 | $60.81 |
| Missouri | $60.73 | $60.73 |
| Louisiana | $60.62 | $60.62 |
| Ohio | $60.57 | $60.57 |
| Indiana | $60.44 | $60.44 |
| Idaho | $60.14 | $60.14 |
| Nebraska | $60.14 | $60.14 |
| Iowa | $59.83 | $59.83 |
| Tennessee | $59.77 | $59.77 |
| Kansas | $59.52 | $59.52 |
| Kentucky | $59.46 | $59.46 |
| Oklahoma | $59.44 | $59.44 |
| West Virginia | $59.32 | $59.32 |
| Alabama | $58.41 | $58.41 |
| Mississippi | $58.07 | $58.07 |
| Arkansas | $57.69 | $57.69 |

## Related codes

- 76932: Ultrasound guidance for endomyocardial biopsy — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/76932-cpt-fee-schedule
- 76936: Ultrasound guidance for vascular access compression repair — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/76936-cpt-fee-schedule
- 76940: Ultrasound guidance for tissue ablation — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/76940-cpt-fee-schedule
- 76941: Ultrasound guidance for intrauterine fetal transfusion or procedure — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/76941-cpt-fee-schedule
- 76965: Ultrasound guidance for interstitial radioelement application — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/76965-cpt-fee-schedule
- 76975: Ultrasound guidance for gastrointestinal endoscopic procedure — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/76975-cpt-fee-schedule
- 77001: Fluoroscopic guidance for central venous access device placement — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/77001-cpt-fee-schedule
- 77002: Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement, non-vascular — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/77002-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 76942 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules