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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Washington, DC 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $191 to $316.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,259Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $138 to $537
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $1,000professional $224

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$218.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$524.81

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$229

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.