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Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis

Minnesota 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?

$3,020

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 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 $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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,020$234 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$229 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $151 to $3,020Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $166 to $3,020
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $3,020professional $3,020

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
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
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
$74.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$141.25
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$346.74

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 9th of 51

$3,020

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.