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Limited Abdominal Ultrasound

Virginia 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $251 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$102$81.28 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$102 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $74 to $977Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $72 to $178
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $251professional $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
$97.72
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$263.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$562.34
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
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$138.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$131.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$39.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$144.54
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$190.55
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$338.84
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$56.23
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 37th of 51

$126

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.