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Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis

Illinois 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $170 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$115 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$126 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $110 to $741Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $110 to $219
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $170professional $141

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
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
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
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$0.66
Median
$0.66
Typical High
$0.66
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$346.74
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$154.88

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 35th of 51

$145

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.