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Ultrasound Guidance For Draining Fluid Around Heart

California rates for HCPCS 76930

Live ultrasound used to guide a needle into the sac surrounding the heart so that fluid built up there can be drained. The pictures show exactly where the fluid has collected and let the needle be watched as it goes in, and interpreting and reporting those images is part of the service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Guidance For Draining Fluid Around Heart cost?

$724

Typical physician fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $724.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $724 to $724
professional $724

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$147.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87

Where California sits

The same service costs 24.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Idaho. 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.

California· 7th of 34

$724

OK $724ID $30.20

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.