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Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access

Maine 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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$48.98$40.74 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$41.69 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $42 to $195Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $35 to $78
$50$100$200facility $83professional $49

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
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
Community Health Options
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Community Health Options
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$72.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.92
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$46.77
6 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
$12.88
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 18th of 51

$48.98

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.