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Sound-Wave Destruction Of A Liver Tumor

Maine rates for HCPCS 0686T

Destroys a tumor in the liver using tightly focused sound waves aimed through the skin from outside the body, which break the target tissue apart mechanically instead of heating it. Nothing is cut or inserted, and imaging is used to keep the focus locked on the target throughout.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sound-Wave Destruction Of A Liver Tumor cost?

$4,786

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,890 to $7,586.

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 $692 · 10th to 90th $692 to $692Professionalmedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $10,471
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $692professional $4,786

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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,054.61
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$19,054.61
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,220.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 1.8 times more in North Carolina than in Kentucky. 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.

Maine· 3rd of 51

$4,786

NC $5,012KY $2,818

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.