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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Maryland 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 Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 to $251.

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 $209 · 10th to 90th $81 to $372
$100$200$500professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$194.98
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$79.43
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$512.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$131.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$501.19
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$117.49
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$165.96

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 46th 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.