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Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis

Virginia 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $110 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$214$102 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$93.33 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $81 to $288Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $78 to $3,020
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $110professional $214

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$436.52
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$229.09
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 42nd of 51

$117

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.