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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

New York 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $288 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$282 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$191 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $102 to $832Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $224 to $447
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $288professional $316

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
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$302.00
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$588.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$371.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$281.84
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$112.20
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$173.78
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$154.88
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$398.11
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$501.19
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$112.20
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
4 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
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FY · Cassette-based X-ray
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$269.15
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$245.47
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FY · Cassette-based X-ray
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15

Where New York 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 York· 31st of 51

$316

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.