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Contrast Agent During A Stress Heart Ultrasound

Maryland rates for HCPCS 93352

A contrast agent is injected into the bloodstream during a heart ultrasound performed as part of a stress test, to make the heart's chambers and walls show up more clearly on the images. It is used when the standard images are hard to interpret, often due to body size or other factors affecting image quality. It is billed in addition to the main stress ultrasound of the heart rather than as a stand-alone test.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Contrast Agent During A Stress Heart Ultrasound cost?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.88 to $64.57.

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 $31 · 10th to 90th $24 to $56Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $31 to $162
$20$50$100$200facility $31professional $40

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$165.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$77.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$81.28
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$54.95

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Wisconsin than in Washington, DC. 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.

Maryland· 42nd of 51

$39.81

WI $83.18DC $33.88

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.