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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 July 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access cost?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $158 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$39.81$33.88 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$51.29 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $41 to $776Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $29 to $79
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $158professional $40

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
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$50.12
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$75.86
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$177.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$83.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$93.33
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$89.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$28.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$77.62
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.92
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$47.86

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 26th of 51

$41.69

AK $100TX $33.88

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.