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Ultrasound Tissue Stiffness Measurement

Wisconsin 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $288 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$132$117 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$151 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $151 to $427Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $105 to $282
$100$200$500facility $288professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
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
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$70.79
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 13th of 35

$135

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.