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Unlisted Ultrasound Procedure

North Carolina 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 October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Ultrasound Procedure cost?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $79.43 to $182.

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 $245 · 10th to 90th $107 to $550Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $52 to $100
$50$100$200$500facility $245professional $79

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
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$112.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 14.5 times more in New Hampshire than in Kentucky. 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.

North Carolina· 42nd of 49

$79.43

NH $646KY $44.67

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.