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Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access

Tennessee 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $148 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 6 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$37.15$32.36 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$69.18 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $43 to $372Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $31 to $69
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $148professional $37

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
$42.66
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$40.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62
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
$41.69
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$42.66
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$537.03
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$204.17
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$39.81

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $38.90 · 37th 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.