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Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis

North Carolina 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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$63.10$61.66 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$58.88 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $59 to $117Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $58 to $85
$50$100$200facility $66professional $63

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
$58.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$138.04
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 36th of 51

$63.10

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.