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Brain Blood Vessel Ultrasound, Complete Study

Alaska rates for HCPCS 93886

A specialized ultrasound test that uses sound waves passed through the skull to measure blood flow in the arteries at the base of the brain. It's used to check for narrowing, blockage, or abnormal blood flow patterns inside the brain's blood vessels, and this version covers a full, complete study.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Brain Blood Vessel Ultrasound, Complete Study cost?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 from a physician practice, and about $631 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$646$479 to $1,122
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$525 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,096Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,122
$200$500$1Kfacility $631professional $646

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$831.76
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,071.52
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$223.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$851.14
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$977.24

Where Alaska 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$646

AK $646UT $214

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.