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Carotid Artery Wall Thickness Measurement

Washington rates for HCPCS 93895

Uses ultrasound to measure how thick the inner layers of the carotid artery walls are on both sides of the neck, and to look for fatty plaque built up in them. The measurement is used as a marker of how far hardening of the arteries has progressed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Carotid Artery Wall Thickness Measurement cost?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $191 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$91.20$91.20 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$91.20 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $91 to $1,349Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $91 to $93
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $191professional $91

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
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$93.33
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$151.36
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in New Hampshire than in Wisconsin. 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· 31st of 51

$91.20

NH $240WI $91.20

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.