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Contrast Ultrasound of an Additional Area

New Hampshire rates for HCPCS 76979

An ultrasound study in which tiny gas bubbles are injected into a vein so blood flowing through a suspicious area lights up on the scan and its pattern of filling can be judged. This covers examining a further area during the same session, each with its own injection, and is billed in addition to the first.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contrast Ultrasound of an Additional Area cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 to $302.

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 $661 · 10th to 90th $479 to $676Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $132 to $437
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $661professional $229

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
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$398.11
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$114.82
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$467.74

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 6.8 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.

New Hampshire· 23rd of 51

$229

AK $490UT $72.44

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.