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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $427 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$324$288 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$398 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $363 to $871Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $245 to $501
$200$500$1Kfacility $427professional $324

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$436.52

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 26th 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.