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Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis

North Carolina 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,020 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,020$3,020 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$81.28 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $71 to $219Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $60 to $3,020
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $91professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$186.21

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 56.2 times more in Florida than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $120 · 41st of 51
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.