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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

New Mexico 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 New Mexico, 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 $224 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$309 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$204 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,514Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $195 to $513
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $224professional $347

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
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$363.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$162.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$562.34
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$489.78

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 20th 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.