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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Nevada 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$288$263 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$178 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $141 to $339Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $195 to $468
$10$100$1Kfacility $224professional $288

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
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$0.46
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 38th of 51

$288

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.