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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $257 to $525.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $269 to $617Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,950
$200$500$1Kfacility $372professional $324

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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$416.87
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 27th 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.