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Limited Abdominal Ultrasound

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 76705

A focused ultrasound of the abdomen that examines one or a few specific organs or areas rather than the entire abdominal cavity. It's often used to follow up on a known issue, such as checking the size of an organ or looking at a single area of concern. It's a narrower exam than a complete abdominal ultrasound.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Limited Abdominal Ultrasound cost?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 5 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$87.10$81.28 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$240 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $115 to $813Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $71 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $417professional $87

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$81.28
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$323.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$31.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$204.17
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$60.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$501.19

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$95.50

SD $562DC $95.50

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.