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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Missouri 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $457 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$339$295 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$372 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,122Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,950
$200$500$1Kfacility $457professional $339

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
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 25th of 51

$339

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.