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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Arizona 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$331$200 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$224 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $95 to $550Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,950
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $389professional $331

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
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 28th of 51

$331

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.