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Ultrasound Tissue Stiffness Measurement

Iowa 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 July 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Tissue Stiffness Measurement cost?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $138.

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

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $138 to $138Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $105 to $282
$100$200facility $138professional $132

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2511.9 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.

Iowa· 15th of 35

$132

KY $63,096MS $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.