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Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis

Colorado 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?

$3,020

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,020 from a physician practice, and about $120 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 6 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$3,020$457 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$85.11 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $74 to $3,020Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $347 to $3,020
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $120professional $3,020

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
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
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.66
Median
$0.66
Typical High
$0.66
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$3,235.94
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 56.2 times more in Florida than in Delaware. 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.

Colorado· 6th of 51

$3,020

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.