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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

North Dakota 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $550.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $331 to $331Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $282 to $741
$200$500$1Kfacility $331professional $398

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
2 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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$93.33

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 9th of 51

$398

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.