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Unlisted Ultrasound Procedure

Louisiana 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?

$138

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $110 to $191.

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 $138 · 10th to 90th $87 to $263Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $50 to $51
$100$200facility $138professional $50

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$229.09
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$51.29

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 45th of 51

$138

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.