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Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis

South 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 October 2026.

How much does Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis cost?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $123 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$30.20$30.20 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$123 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $93 to $479Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $30 to $145
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $123professional $30

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
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
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
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$147.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 41st of 51

$123

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.