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Additional Vessel Ultrasound Imaging Inside a Vessel

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 37253

This service uses a tiny ultrasound probe mounted on a catheter to image a blood vessel from the inside, done for an additional vessel beyond the first one imaged this way in the same procedure. It gives a detailed view of the vessel wall that isn't possible with standard imaging from outside the body.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Additional Vessel Ultrasound Imaging Inside a Vessel cost?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $85.11 to $263.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $178 to $4,074Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $76 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $186

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
$177.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$234.42
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$501.19

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. 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.

Washington, DC· 11th of 51

$209

AK $263VT $155

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.