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Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis

California rates for HCPCS 0689T

Analyzes the ultrasound signal coming back from an organ to produce a number describing what the tissue is made of — for example how much fat has built up in the liver — rather than only a picture. The measured value can be compared over time to track whether a condition is improving or worsening.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis cost?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 7 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$77.62$58.88 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$89.13 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $74 to $437Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $49 to $3,020
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $126professional $78

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$891.25
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$218.78

Where California sits

The same service costs 56.2 times more in Florida than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $93.33 · 47th of 51
FL $3,020DE $53.70

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.