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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Portosystemic Pressure Gradient

California rates for HCPCS C9768

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided direct measurement of hepatic portosystemic pressure gradient by any method (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Portosystemic Pressure Gradient cost?

$5,888

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,888 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,630 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 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$2,630$871 to $6,457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$3,981 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $13,804Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $457 to $15,136
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,026professional $2,630

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
$1,905.46
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$18,197.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43

Where California sits

The same service costs 83.2 times more in Oregon than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $5,888 · 3rd of 48
OR $6,607MT $79.43

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.