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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Oregon 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $295 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$447$331 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$155 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $126 to $646Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $295 to $708
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $295professional $447

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
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$676.08
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$602.56
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$208.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$354.81
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$489.78
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$954.99
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$812.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$660.69
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$208.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$524.81

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 5th of 51

$437

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.