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Limited Ultrasound Of Blood Flow In Brain Arteries

Colorado rates for HCPCS 93888

This is an ultrasound study that checks blood flow through arteries inside the skull using sound waves directed through the skull bone, focusing on a smaller number of vessels rather than a full survey of all the major brain arteries. It is often used to monitor blood flow changes or screen for narrowing in specific vessels.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Limited Ultrasound Of Blood Flow In Brain Arteries cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$170 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$148 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $123 to $427Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $151 to $309
$100$200$500facility $209professional $174

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
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$75.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$316.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$295.12
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
$61.66
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.5 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.

Colorado· 33rd of 51

$174

AK $407UT $117

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.