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Additional Vessel Ultrasound Imaging Inside a Vessel

Ohio 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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 9 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$91.20 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$288 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $123 to $9,550Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $74 to $355
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,202professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$323.59
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$309.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$67.61
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$331.13

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $200 · 15th 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.