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Contrast TTE, Follow-Up or Limited Study

California rates for HCPCS C8924

Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording when performed, follow-up or limited study

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Contrast TTE, Follow-Up or Limited Study cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $447 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$316$316 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$316 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,549Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $31 to $447
$5$20$100$500$2Kfacility $447professional $316

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
$446.68
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$446.68
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
$269.15
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
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
$316.23
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$588.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$891.25

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in South Dakota than in Utah. 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· 48th of 51

$316

SD $1,230UT $316

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.