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Brain Blood Vessel Ultrasound, Complete Study

Rhode Island 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 July 2026.

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

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $245 to $324.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $209 to $513
$200$500professional $257

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$426.58

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. 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.

Rhode Island· 43rd of 51

$257

AK $661VT $224

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.