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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Kentucky 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $182 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$200 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$151 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $85 to $339Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $158 to $851
$50$100$200$500facility $182professional $295

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
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$194.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$630.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 37th of 51

$295

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.