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Follow-Up Heart Ultrasound, Congenital Condition

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 93304

An ultrasound scan of the heart taken through the chest wall in a person whose heart is structured differently from birth. This is the shorter follow-up or limited study, answering specific questions about a known condition rather than surveying the whole heart in full detail.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Follow-Up Heart Ultrasound, Congenital Condition cost?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $138 to $214.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $151 to $174Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $120 to $347
$200$500facility $151professional $158

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$316.23
16 more rates 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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$407.38

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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· 40th of 51

$158

AK $380UT $129

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.