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Limited Abdominal Ultrasound

South 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $427 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 7 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$120$85.11 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$102 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $95 to $871Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $72 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $427professional $120

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
$95.50
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$114.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$147.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$51.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$199.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$120.23

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 21st of 51

$158

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.