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Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis

New York 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $186 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 6 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$331$302 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$123 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $100 to $331Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $282 to $708
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $186professional $331

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
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.66
Median
$0.66
Typical High
$0.66
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$354.81
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50,118.72
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$245.47

Where New York 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.

New York· 28th of 51

$331

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.