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Ultrasound Guidance For Heart Biopsy

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 76932

This covers the use of real-time ultrasound imaging of the heart to help a doctor safely guide a biopsy device to take a small sample of heart tissue. The imaging lets the physician see the heart's structures directly while positioning the biopsy instrument, which helps improve accuracy and safety. It is performed alongside the biopsy procedure rather than as a stand-alone service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Guidance For Heart Biopsy cost?

$129

Typical physician fee. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $87.10 to $229.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $148 to $148Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $72 to $245
$100$200$500facility $148professional $129

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$89.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04
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
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$107.15

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska than in Oregon. 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.

West Virginia· 16th of 51

$129

AK $282OR $61.66

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.