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Ultrasound Guidance For Tissue Ablation

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 76940

Ultrasound used to steer a needle or probe into a target inside a solid organ and then to watch, in real time, as that tissue is destroyed by heat or cold. The live pictures show where the probe tip sits and how far the treated zone is spreading, so the target is fully covered without harming structures beside it.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Guidance For Tissue Ablation cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $234 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$316$195 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$234 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $209 to $309Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $138 to $490
$200$500$1Kfacility $234professional $316

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
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$776.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$109.65
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
2 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
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$31.62

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.2 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 Dakota· 4th of 51

$316

AK $501FL $120

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.