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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 October 2026.

How much does Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis cost?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $234 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$48.98$34.67 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$162 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $126 to $457Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $35 to $138
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $234professional $49

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$316.23
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$467.74
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$169.82
2 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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$57.54

Where California sits

The same service costs 61.7 times more in Delaware than in California. 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.

California· 51st of 51

$48.98

DE $3,020CA $48.98

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.