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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Utah 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $347 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$83.18 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$347 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $295 to $759Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $74 to $309
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $347professional $102

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
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$162.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$812.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$302.00
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$154.88
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 51st of 51

$102

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.