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Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access

Alaska rates for HCPCS 76937

Before placing a needle or catheter into a vein or artery, for instance to insert a central line, the doctor uses real-time ultrasound to look at the blood vessel, confirm it is open and healthy, and watch the needle enter it. This guidance improves accuracy and safety compared to inserting a needle by feel alone, and it includes a permanent saved image plus a written report. It is billed in addition to the vascular access procedure itself, not as a stand-alone service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access cost?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $174 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$117$70.79 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$117 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $63 to $1,047Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $38 to $166
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $174professional $117

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$112.20
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,047.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$194.98
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$120.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$107.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$173.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$104.71

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.1 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$117

AK $117FL $28.84

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.