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Additional Vessel Ultrasound Imaging Inside a Vessel

Illinois 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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$178$85.11 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$372 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $145 to $5,129Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $72 to $380
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,096professional $178

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
$144.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$380.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$331.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,000.00
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$229.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $191 · 21st 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.