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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

New Jersey 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $550 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$251 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$380 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,479Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $209 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $550professional $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
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$436.52
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$288.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$120.23
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,548.13
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$562.34
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$467.74

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 29th of 51

$331

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.