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Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis

Texas 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $100 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 7 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$75.86$75.86 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$81.28 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $69 to $380Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $76 to $3,020
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $100professional $76

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
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
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$3,019.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,995.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21

Where Texas 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.

Texas $81.28 · 49th 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.