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Additional Vessel Ultrasound Imaging Inside a Vessel

Maryland 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 October 2026.

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

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $74.13 to $214.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $107 to $295Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $66 to $282
$100$200$500facility $117professional $135

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$302.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$380.19
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$275.42
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.39

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Wisconsin than in Utah. 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$135

WI $316UT $117

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.