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Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access

New Hampshire 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $200 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$57.54$44.67 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$34.67 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $35 to $251Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $35 to $100
$50$100$200facility $200professional $58

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
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$67.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$38.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$69.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$109.65
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.90
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$50.12
3 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
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 12th of 51

$57.54

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.