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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Iowa 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $537 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$398$316 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$398 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $331 to $955Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,202
$200$500$1Kfacility $537professional $398

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
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,621.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$389.05
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$707.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$354.81
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$154.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$204.17

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$407

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.