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Ultrasound Tissue Stiffness Measurement

Washington rates for HCPCS 76982

This service uses a specialized ultrasound technique to measure how firm or stiff a specific area of abnormal tissue is, a method called elastography. It helps characterize a lesion found on an imaging study or physical exam without requiring a surgical biopsy. The stiffness pattern can provide clues about whether an area is more likely to be benign or requires further evaluation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Tissue Stiffness Measurement cost?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $331 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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$115$70.79 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$251 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $117 to $525Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $39 to $240
$20$50$100$200$500facility $331professional $115

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
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$630.96
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$208.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$229.09
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$199.53
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$630.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$239.88
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93
15 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$128.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$169.82
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$165.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$57.54
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 3.9 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.

Washington· 23rd of 51

$115

AK $282UT $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.