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Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access

Washington, DC 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $34.67 to $46.77.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $37 to $112Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $25 to $93
$20$50$100facility $91professional $39

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
$37.15
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$63.10
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$42.66
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.14
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$72.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$85.11
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
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 34th of 51

$38.90

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.