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Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis

Louisiana 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?

$355

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 to $3,020.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $89 to $257Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $3,020
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $158professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 26th of 51

$355

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.