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Limited Abdominal Ultrasound

Louisiana 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $158 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 6 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$102$81.28 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$97.72 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $83 to $617Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $71 to $170
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $158professional $102

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
$81.28
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$83.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$107.15
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$97.72

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 45th of 51

$107

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.