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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 July 2026.

How much does Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis cost?

$95.50

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $77.62 to $275.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $72 to $355Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $30 to $3,020
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $89professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$165.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$446.68

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 46th of 51

$95.50

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.