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Focused Ultrasound Of Major Abdominal Blood Vessels

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 93979

An ultrasound checks blood flow through the main blood vessels of the belly and pelvis, such as the aorta, the large vein returning blood from the lower body, or the blood vessels supplying the pelvis, or through a surgically placed bypass graft in that area. This version is a shorter, more focused version of the fuller exam.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Focused Ultrasound Of Major Abdominal Blood Vessels cost?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $347 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$245$151 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$245 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $132 to $933Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $123 to $417
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $347professional $245

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
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$933.25
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$173.78
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$89.13
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$251

AK $263DC $120

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.