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Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis

Maryland 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $295.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $91 to $3,020
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $115

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
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$63.10
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$151.36
3 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$446.68

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 43rd of 51

$115

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.