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Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access

Kansas 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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 6 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$40.74$37.15 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$44.67 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $39 to $1,349Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $30 to $58
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $71professional $41

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
$43.65
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$35.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.02

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kansas $40.74 · 35th of 51
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.