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Screening Ultrasound Of The Abdominal Aorta

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 76706

An ultrasound checks the main blood vessel running through the abdomen, the aorta, for abnormal widening, which can be a sign of a bulge, or aneurysm, that carries a risk of rupture if it grows too large. It is typically a one-time screening test for people with certain risk factors, such as a smoking history.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Screening Ultrasound Of The Abdominal Aorta cost?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $214 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$107 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$155 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $132 to $389Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $95 to $200
$50$100$200$500facility $214professional $129

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$165.96
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$34.67
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$117.49
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$398.11
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$190.55
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Connecticut· 20th of 51

$129

AK $316TX $83.18

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.