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Quantitative Ultrasound Tissue Analysis

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, 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 $380 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 $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$50.12 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $30 to $380Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $44 to $83
$20$50$100$200$500facility $380professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$47.86
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$123.03

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 46th 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.