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Imaging From Inside A Heart Artery, First Vessel

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 92978

A miniature imaging probe is threaded through a catheter into a heart artery or bypass graft to look at the vessel wall from the inside, using either sound waves or a light-based scan. The pictures show the true size of the vessel and what the narrowing is made of, in far more detail than X-ray pictures alone, which guides the choice and sizing of treatment. This covers the first vessel imaged and is billed in addition to the main procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th–90th $87$870%50%100%$87Professionalmedian $195 · 10th–90th $195$2040%20%40%90th$195$100.0$200.0

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17