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Limited Abdominal Ultrasound

Maryland 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $575 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$117$87.10 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$407 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $316 to $776Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $78 to $501
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $575professional $117

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
$323.59
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$363.08
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
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
$57.54
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$131.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$46.77
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$173.78
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$41.69
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$93.33

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 26th of 51

$145

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.