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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Montana 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $316 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$347$331 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$295 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $282 to $589Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $288 to $525
$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $347

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
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$295.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$371.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$123.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 21st of 51

$347

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.