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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Virginia 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $324 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$257$209 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$182 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $85 to $776Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $170 to $437
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $324professional $257

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
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$208.93
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$218.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$95.50
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$389.05
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$630.96
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$144.54
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 41st of 51

$263

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.