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Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access

Colorado 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $102 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$54.95$40.74 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$60.26 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $41 to $209Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $34 to $83
$50$100$200facility $102professional $55

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$48.98
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$87.10
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$83.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$27.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$56.23
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$89.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$46.77
3 more rates 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 14th of 51

$54.95

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.