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Ultrasound Eye Measurement (A-Scan)

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 76516

This is an ultrasound measurement of the eye that determines the eye's internal length and other dimensions using sound waves rather than light. It is most often performed before cataract surgery to help calculate the correct power for a replacement lens. The test is quick and does not require the eye to be opened or touched with anything sharp.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Eye Measurement (A-Scan) cost?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $148 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$46.77$45.71 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$69.18 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $46 to $363Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $41 to $132
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $148professional $47

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
$45.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$44.67
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,709.64
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$147.91
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$64.57
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$870.96
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$112.20
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$47.86
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$74.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$29.51
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$44.67
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$288.40
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$93.33
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$29.51
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$52.48
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.91
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$9.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska 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· 48th of 51

$47.86

AK $141UT $31.62

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.