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Ultrasound Imaging From Inside a Blood Vessel

Montana rates for HCPCS 37252

This service uses a tiny ultrasound probe mounted on a catheter to image a blood vessel from the inside, giving a detailed view of the vessel wall and any buildup inside it. It covers the first blood vessel imaged this way during a procedure, often done alongside another vascular treatment to help guide decisions.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Imaging From Inside a Blood Vessel cost?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 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$447$105 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$148 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $123 to $2,291Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $89 to $1,622
$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,148professional $447

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
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$2,398.83
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,511.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in California than in South Dakota. 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.

Montana· 44th of 51

$447

CA $1,259SD $166

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.