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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Hawaii 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $282 to $457.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $117 to $550
$100$200$500professional $389

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
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$457.09
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$107.15
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$346.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$676.08
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 13th of 51

$389

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.