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Contrast TEE for Congenital Anomalies

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, 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 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$1,738$1,738 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$1,738 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $2,188Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $3,162
$1K$2Kfacility $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
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,187.76
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 50th 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.