Cardiac Output Measurement By Dilution

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 93561

A measurement of how much blood the heart pumps each minute. A known amount of dye or of cooled fluid is injected into the bloodstream through a thin tube placed in a vein or artery, and a sensor tracks how much it has been diluted by the time it arrives downstream. Placing the tube is part of the service.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cardiac Output Measurement By Dilution cost?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 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 22 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$148	$81.28 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$3,548	$1,096 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $224 to $8,318Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $48 to $282

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,630.27 Median $4,786.30 Typical High $9,120.11	Facility	Global	$2,630.27	$4,786.30	$9,120.11
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $173.78 Median $239.88 Typical High $660.69	Facility	Global	$173.78	$239.88	$660.69
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $138.04 Median $173.78 Typical High $281.84	Professional	Global	$138.04	$173.78	$281.84
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $575.44 Median $2,290.87 Typical High $7,244.36	Facility	Global	$575.44	$2,290.87	$7,244.36
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $30.90 Median $61.66 Typical High $114.82	Professional	Global	$30.90	$61.66	$114.82

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 776.2 times more in Colorado than in Idaho. 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.

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CO $8,511ID $10.96

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.