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Contrast Stress TTE

Michigan rates for HCPCS C8928

Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, during rest and cardiovascular stress test using treadmill, bicycle exercise and/or pharmacologically induced stress, with interpretation and report

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Contrast Stress TTE cost?

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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$537$537 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$891 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $562 to $2,344Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $537 to $891
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,622professional $537

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
$562.34
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$676.08
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Rhode Island than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Michigan $851 · 5th of 51
RI $891DC $537

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.