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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Florida 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$170 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$209 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $98 to $7,586Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $112 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $407professional $209

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
$199.53
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$363.08
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$389.05
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$9,332.54
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$9,332.54
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$9,332.54
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$416.87
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$112.20
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$371.54
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 45th of 51

$209

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.