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Ultrasound From Inside A Blood Vessel, First Vessel

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 75945

A tiny ultrasound probe on the tip of a catheter is passed inside a blood vessel so its wall can be seen from within. This covers supervising the pictures and reporting them — the thickness of the wall, the amount of plaque, and how well a stent is sitting. It applies to the first vessel examined.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ultrasound From Inside A Blood Vessel, First Vessel cost?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,862 from a physician practice, and about $282 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 4 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$1,862$1,862 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$186 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $32 to $479Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,862
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $282professional $1,862

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 61.7 times more in Massachusetts than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $309 · 21st of 38
MA $1,862HI $30.20

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.