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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Colorado 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $437 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$363$295 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$295 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $162 to $891Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $214 to $617
$200$500$1Kfacility $437professional $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
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$501.19
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$354.81
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$147.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$204.17
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 14th of 51

$372

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.