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Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, 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 $166 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 5 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$52.48 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$63.10 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $48 to $224Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $45 to $78
$50$100$200facility $166professional $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
$47.86
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$213.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$190.55
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$114.82

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 32nd 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.