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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 October 2026.

How much does Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis cost?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $316 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$355$355 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$257 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $219 to $525Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $71 to $3,020
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $316professional $355

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
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$524.81
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$83.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
1 more rate 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
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 19th of 51

$331

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.