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Limited Abdominal Ultrasound

North Carolina 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $447 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$132$91.20 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$166 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $98 to $776Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $78 to $550
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $447professional $132

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
$100.00
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$186.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$70.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$229.09
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$154.88
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$724.44
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 7th of 51

$200

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.