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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

North Carolina 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $263 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$363$309 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$245 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $182 to $708Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $263 to $646
$200$500$1Kfacility $263professional $363

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$489.78
13 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$660.69

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 16th of 51

$363

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.