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Ultrasound Of The Spinal Canal And Its Contents

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 76800

Uses sound waves to image the spinal canal along with the cord, nerve roots and coverings inside it, without any radiation. It is done wherever sound can reach the canal — for instance through a spine whose bone has not fully formed, through a gap in the bone, or through a surgical opening in the back during an operation. It looks for abnormalities of the cord and its coverings, such as a cord that sits abnormally low or is tethered.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Of The Spinal Canal And Its Contents cost?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $126 to $182.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $110 to $331
$100$200$500professional $151

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$812.83

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Washington, DC· 36th of 51

$151

AK $468FL $120

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.