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Follow-Up Ultrasound Study

California rates for HCPCS 76970

A limited repeat ultrasound scan done to check on a specific finding from an earlier scan, rather than a full new examination of the area. It focuses on the single question being followed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Follow-Up Ultrasound Study cost?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $407 to $437.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $407 to $437
professional $407

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42

Where California sits

The same service costs 14.5 times more in Texas than in South Carolina. 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.

California· 11th of 34

$407

TX $437SC $30.20

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.