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Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis

Kentucky 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$427$363 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$661 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $214 to $3,020Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $309 to $603
$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $427

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
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
$63.10
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$70,794.58
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74,131.02
Median
$74,131.02
Typical High
$74,131.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$660.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
1 more rate 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
$89.13
Typical High
$363.08

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 14th of 51

$427

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.