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Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis

South 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 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 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$61.66$58.88 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$58.88 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $58 to $148Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $55 to $79
$50$100facility $66professional $62

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
$58.88
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$112.20
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$125.89

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 40th of 51

$61.66

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.