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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Connecticut 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $646 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$355$245 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$447 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,175Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $204 to $575
$200$500$1Kfacility $646professional $355

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$446.68
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$501.19

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 19th of 51

$355

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.