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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Kansas 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$407$324 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$234 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $219 to $646Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,950
$200$500$1Kfacility $263professional $407

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
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 10th of 51

$398

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.