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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $427 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$389$302 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$200 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,905Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,072
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $427professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$426.58
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,548.82
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$588.84
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$954.99
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$575.44
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$218.78
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 11th 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.