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Contrast TEE for Congenital Anomalies

Colorado rates for HCPCS C8926

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, for congenital cardiac anomalies; including probe placement, image acquisition, interpretation and report

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Contrast TEE for Congenital Anomalies cost?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,738 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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 6 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$1,738$1,148 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$1,148 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,951Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $1,738
$2K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $1,738

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
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,090.30
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Vermont than in Mississippi. 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.

Colorado· 5th of 51

$1,738

VT $3,162MS $1,148

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.