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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Nebraska 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $490 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$501$398 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$407 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,023Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $331 to $891
$200$500$1Kfacility $490professional $501

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
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$724.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$190.55
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$537.03
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$588.84

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 4th of 51

$501

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.