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Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access

North Carolina 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $417 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$38.02$34.67 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$63.10 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $40 to $759Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $31 to $107
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $417professional $38

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
$44.67
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$52.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$53.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$66.07
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
$29.51
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$91.20
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,877.62
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$21,877.62
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$45.71
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$537.03
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$323.59
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $48.98 · 12th 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.