Imaging From Inside A Heart Artery, First Vessel

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Imaging From Inside A Heart Artery, First Vessel cost?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$468	$372 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$5,248	$5,248 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $501 to $5,248Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $302 to $794

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $5,248.07 Median $5,248.07 Typical High $5,248.07	Facility	None	$5,248.07	$5,248.07	$5,248.07
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $302.00 Median $302.00 Typical High $478.63	Professional	None	$302.00	$302.00	$478.63
BCBS Vermont Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $5,011.87 Median $5,011.87 Typical High $5,248.07	Facility	None	$5,011.87	$5,011.87	$5,248.07
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $380.19 Median $549.54 Typical High $575.44	Professional	None	$380.19	$549.54	$575.44
United Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $501.19 Median $501.19 Typical High $501.19	Facility	None	$501.19	$501.19	$501.19
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $371.54 Median $398.11 Typical High $1,174.90	Professional	None	$371.54	$398.11	$1,174.90

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in Wisconsin than in Hawaii. 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.

Vermont· 7th of 51

$525

WI $891HI $138

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.