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Brain Ultrasound (Echoencephalography)

Vermont rates for HCPCS 76506

An ultrasound scan of the brain, performed by holding a probe against the head and using sound waves to build a moving picture of the structures inside. It shows the size of the fluid spaces in the brain and can pick up a collection of fluid or a shift of the midline. It is most useful in infants, whose soft spot lets sound waves pass through easily.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Brain Ultrasound (Echoencephalography) cost?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $759 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$120 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$617 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $479 to $891Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $98 to $282
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $759professional $145

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
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$190.55
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$177.83

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Vermont· 16th of 51

$158

AK $339TX $87.10

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.