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Ultrasound Of The Abdominal Aorta And Nearby Vessels

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 93978

This ultrasound exam evaluates blood flow through the major blood vessels deep in the abdomen and pelvis, including the aorta, the large vein returning blood to the heart, and the arteries branching toward the legs, or a surgical bypass graft in that area. It's a complete study of these vessels, used to detect narrowing, blockages, or an aneurysm, a dangerous bulging or weakening of a vessel wall. It differs from a related ultrasound exam that looks only at the blood vessels in the arms or legs themselves.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Of The Abdominal Aorta And Nearby Vessels cost?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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 8 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$295$200 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$1,096 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,230Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $162 to $490
$200$500$1Kfacility $1,202professional $295

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
$851.14
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$512.86
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,288.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$371.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$89.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$346.74
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$407.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$83.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$323.59

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Minnesota 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.

South Dakota· 5th of 51

$339

MN $380VT $195

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.