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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Mississippi 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $692 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$331$257 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$692 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $437 to $759Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $182 to $490
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $692professional $331

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
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$389.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$407.38

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 18th of 51

$355

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.