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Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis

Washington 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,020 from a physician practice, and about $251 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 9 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$3,020$3,020 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$83.18 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $71 to $417Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $3,020
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $251professional $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
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$501.19
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$416.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$75.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$100.00
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$70.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$489.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 31st of 51

$282

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.