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Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access

Montana 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$60.26$38.02 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$50.12 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $45 to $87Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $21 to $69
$20$50$100facility $69professional $60

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$74.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$74.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$63.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.90

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 10th of 51

$60.26

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.