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Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 0690T

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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $112 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 6 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$58.88 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$85.11 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $46 to $1,585Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $44 to $100
$100$1K$10Kfacility $112professional $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
$45.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$12,302.69
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$107.15

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in New Hampshire 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.

Kentucky· 9th of 51

$77.62

NH $112DE $58.88

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.