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Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access

West Virginia 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.90$30.90 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$38.90 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $39 to $525Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $23 to $95
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $39professional $39

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
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$32.36
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$128.82
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$52.48
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
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 36th of 51

$38.90

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.