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Ultrasound Imaging From Inside a Blood Vessel

South Carolina 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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 7 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$275$107 to $1,445
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$182 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $110 to $7,762Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $87 to $2,455
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $1,318professional $275

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
$1,174.90
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,630.27
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 32nd of 51

$891

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.