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Contrast TEE for Congenital Anomalies

Washington 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 Washington, 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 $2,188 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 7 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$2,188$1,738 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $724 to $3,981Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $3,162
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $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
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,162.28
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,365.16
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,467.37
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,949.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 24th 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.