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Carotid Ultrasound, Limited Study

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 93882

This is an ultrasound exam that looks at blood flow through the arteries in the neck that supply the brain, focused on one side or a limited portion of the vessels rather than a full evaluation of both sides. It uses sound waves to check for narrowing or blockages that could raise stroke risk.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Carotid Ultrasound, Limited Study cost?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $178 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$120 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$93.33 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $93 to $525Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $112 to $191
$100$200$500facility $178professional $145

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$144.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83
2 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$37.15

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.3 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.

Louisiana· 37th of 51

$145

AK $316UT $95.50

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.