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Limited Abdominal Ultrasound

Iowa 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $331 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 8 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$155$89.13 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$195 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $100 to $794Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $78 to $575
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $331professional $155

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
$97.72
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$309.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$154.88
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$177.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$389.05
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$229.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$81.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$245.47
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$89.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$165.96
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,318.26
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$57.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$123.03

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 12th of 51

$186

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.