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Unlisted Ultrasound Procedure

Pennsylvania 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?

$200

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $64.57 to $269.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $36 to $372
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $200

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
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$512.86
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$288.40
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$512.86
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12
1 more rate 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
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$204.17

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 24th of 49

$200

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.