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Contrast TTE, Complete, without Doppler

California rates for HCPCS C8923

Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, complete, without spectral or color doppler echocardiography

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contrast TTE, Complete, without Doppler cost?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$891$891 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$891 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,138Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $724 to $891
$5$20$100$500$2Kfacility $1,175professional $891

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where California sits

The same service costs 223.9 times more in Vermont than in Maine. 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· 2nd of 51

$891

VT $891ME $3.98

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.