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Contrast TEE with Probe Placement and Interpretation

New York rates for HCPCS C8925

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real time with image documentation (2D) (with or without M-mode recording); including probe placement, image acquisition, interpretation and report

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contrast TEE with Probe Placement and Interpretation cost?

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$851$851 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$851 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $851 to $10,715Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $851 to $851
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $851

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where New York sits

The same service costs 288.4 times more in California 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.

New York· 13th of 51

$851

CA $1,148ME $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.