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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 October 2026.

How much does Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis cost?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $166 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$112$93.33 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$100 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $87 to $10,233Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $85 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $166professional $112

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
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$89.13
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$147.91
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$436.52
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$186.21

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 42nd of 51

$117

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.