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Contrast TTE for Congenital Anomalies, Complete

California rates for HCPCS C8921

Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, for congenital cardiac anomalies; complete

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Contrast TTE for Congenital Anomalies, Complete cost?

$1,230

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,230 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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$1,230$1,230 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$1,230 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $2,630Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $1,514
$10$100$1Kfacility $1,318professional $1,230

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
$1,318.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,513.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where California sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. 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.

California· 17th of 51

$1,230

MS $1,514IN $1,230

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.