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Additional Vessel Ultrasound Imaging Inside a Vessel

Delaware 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $295 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 4 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$182$83.18 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$251 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $251 to $3,236Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $74 to $263
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $295professional $182

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
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$309.03
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$851.14
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$331.13

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Delaware $182 · 35th of 51
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.