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Additional Vessel Ultrasound Imaging Inside a Vessel

Kentucky 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $398 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$174$77.62 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$145 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $93 to $9,550Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $69 to $316
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $398professional $174

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
$109.65
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$208.93
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$114.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$363.08

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $174 · 43rd 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.