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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Alaska rates for HCPCS 76978

An ultrasound scan of a specific lump or spot performed after tiny gas bubbles are injected into a vein as a contrast agent. The bubbles show how blood flows into and out of the area as it happens, which helps tell a harmless lesion from one needing treatment. This covers the first lesion examined; each further lesion is charged separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area cost?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $759 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$759$437 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$759 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,585Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $288 to $891
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $759professional $759

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
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$831.76
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$758.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,584.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$759

AK $759UT $102

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.