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Ultrasound Inside a Blood Vessel, Interpretation

California rates for HCPCS 75946

Imaging performed from inside a blood vessel (intravascular ultrasound) in vessels other than the heart's own arteries, charged per vessel examined. This charge covers the physician's supervision and interpretation, not the facility's charge for the procedure itself.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Inside a Blood Vessel, Interpretation cost?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $912 to $912.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $138 to $275Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $912 to $912
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $182professional $912

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$275.42
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42

Where California sits

The same service costs 41.7 times more in Washington than in South Carolina. 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.

California· 8th of 35

$912

WA $912SC $21.88

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.