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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Alabama 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $245 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$302$251 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$245 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $245 to $245Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $245 to $389
$200$500facility $245professional $302

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 40th of 51

$288

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.