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Bubble Ultrasound Of Arteries Inside The Head

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 93893

An ultrasound probe held against the skull listens to blood flowing through the arteries inside the head and picks up tiny bubbles or clot fragments passing through. A small amount of agitated saline is injected into an arm vein first so that bubbles can be tracked as they travel. It is often used to look for a passage in the heart or lungs that lets blood bypass the lung filter, one possible cause of stroke in younger people.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bubble Ultrasound Of Arteries Inside The Head cost?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 to $316.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $135 to $513
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $166

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
$56.23
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$812.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$954.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$166

AK $871KY $162

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.