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Contrast Perfusion Ultrasound Of The Heart Muscle

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 0439T

A heart ultrasound in which a contrast agent is injected into a vein so that blood flowing through the heart muscle itself can be seen, not just the chambers. It is used to judge whether parts of the muscle are getting enough blood, either at rest or while the heart is stressed. It is billed in addition to the ultrasound itself.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contrast Perfusion Ultrasound Of The Heart Muscle cost?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $389 to $617.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $93 to $93Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $251 to $708
$100$200$500facility $93professional $490

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$109.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$676.08
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$32.36

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in North Carolina than in Rhode Island. 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.

North Carolina· 1st of 51

$490

NC $490RI $66.07

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.