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Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access

South 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$37.15$33.11 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$32.36 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $32 to $129Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $31 to $60
$50$100$200facility $40professional $37

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
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$69.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$40.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$37.15
8 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
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$27.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.12

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 38th of 51

$37.15

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.