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Additional Vessel Ultrasound Imaging Inside a Vessel

Rhode Island 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $269.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $437 to $5,129Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $89 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $158

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 32nd of 51

$170

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.