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Unlisted Ultrasound Procedure

Iowa rates for HCPCS 76999

An ultrasound examination that has no standard named entry of its own. Ultrasound sends harmless sound waves in through a probe and builds a live picture from the echoes, without using radiation. What is examined and why depends on the individual case, so a written report describing exactly what was done accompanies it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Ultrasound Procedure cost?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $219 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$631$603 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$135 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $91 to $676Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $603 to $631
$100$200$500facility $219professional $631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 15.8 times more in New Hampshire than in South Dakota. 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.

Iowa· 12th of 51

$603

NH $1,202SD $75.86

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.