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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 October 2026.

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

$5,495

Typical physician fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,884 to $8,913.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $309 to $7,943
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,310professional $1,122

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$15,848.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$14,125.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43

Where California sits

The same service costs 218.8 times more in Alaska than in South Carolina. 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.

California· 4th of 48

$5,495

AK $6,607SC $30.20

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.