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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

West 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $269 to $589.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $275 to $724Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $204 to $851
$200$500$1Kfacility $501professional $295

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
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$562.34

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 36th of 51

$295

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.