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Unlisted Ultrasound Procedure

Washington 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $251 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 9 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$200$64.57 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$162 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $100 to $479Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $45 to $631
$50$100$200$500facility $251professional $200

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
$100.00
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$630.96
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$407.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$331.13
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$489.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 33rd of 51

$251

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.