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Additional Vessel Ultrasound Imaging Inside a Vessel

Pennsylvania 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 from a hospital or other facility.

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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$85.11 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$229 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $83 to $8,318Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $74 to $380
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $1,349professional $174

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19,498.45
Median
$31,622.78
Typical High
$53,703.18
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$1,288.25
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$79,432.82
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$295.12
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$91.20
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19,498.45
Median
$31,622.78
Typical High
$53,703.18
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$1,288.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$7,244.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$239.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$102.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$41.69
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.89
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$302.00
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$229.09
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$295.12

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 28th of 51

$178

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.