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Contrast TTE, Follow-Up or Limited Study

Montana 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 Montana, 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 $537 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 5 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 $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$347 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $316 to $69,183Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $316 to $347
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $537professional $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
$354.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,202.26
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,202.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 50th 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.