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Ultrasound Tissue Stiffness Measurement

California rates for HCPCS 0346T

Adds a stiffness measurement to an ultrasound scan. The machine gauges how much the tissue deforms, because scarred or diseased tissue is usually firmer than healthy tissue — for example in the liver — and it is billed in addition to the main scan.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Tissue Stiffness Measurement cost?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $309.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $309 to $309
professional $309

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$134.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03

Where California sits

The same service costs 2818.4 times more in Kentucky than in Mississippi. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

California· 3rd of 32

$309

KY $70,795MS $25.12

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.