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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 October 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access cost?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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$39.81$34.67 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$34.67 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $35 to $65Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $32 to $76
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $42professional $40

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$45.71
20 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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$14.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$14.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$14.13
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$75.86

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 27th of 51

$39.81

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.