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Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access

Kentucky 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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$36.31$33.11 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$36.31 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $23 to $603Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $31 to $68
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $81professional $36

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
$36.31
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$40.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$18.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$24.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$128.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.88

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $37.15 · 47th 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.