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Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access

Michigan 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $166 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 8 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$43.65$33.88 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$93.33 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $45 to $427Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $26 to $91
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $166professional $44

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
$45.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$42.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$31.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$47.86
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$69.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$83.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$35.48
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$75.86
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$29.51
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$46.77
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$58.88
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.30
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.02

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $45.71 · 15th 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.