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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Arkansas 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $191 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$363$347 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$174 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $174 to $380Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $302 to $447
$200$500$1Kfacility $191professional $363

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
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 23rd of 51

$347

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.