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Follow-Up Ultrasound Study

Minnesota 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 July 2026.

How much does Follow-Up Ultrasound Study cost?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $309 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 3 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$129$126 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$240 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $234 to $661Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $126 to $251
$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $309professional $129

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$269.15
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 14.5 times more in Arizona than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $162 · 20th of 35
AZ $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.