Heart ultrasound through the esophagus with contrast, for congenital heart defects

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

Us tee with contrast

Payers reporting HCPCS C8926

Payer pricing summary

Low

$368

Average

$1.6k

Median

$1.5k

High

$3.9k

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1	Aetna fee schedule · outpatient · +21 other terms	348	$851	$1.4k	$2.0k	140%	—	$1 – $24.0k
2	UnitedHealthcare fee schedule · outpatient · +23 other terms	271	$794	$1.1k	$1.2k	112%	—	$1 – $23.2k
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield fee schedule · outpatient · +19 other terms	264	$1.6k	$2.0k	$1.0k	52%	—	$1 – $5.9k
4	Humana fee schedule · outpatient · +20 other terms	207	$792	$839	$200	24%	—	$1 – $2.3k
5	Cigna fee schedule · outpatient · +19 other terms	131	$811	$1.1k	$720	63%	—	$708 – $4.1k
6	Molina fee schedule · outpatient · +17 other terms	109	$921	$1.0k	$448	43%	—	$1 – $2.5k
7	WellCare fee schedule · outpatient · +12 other terms	98	$848	$940	$305	32%	—	$536 – $1.9k
8	Anthem fee schedule · outpatient · +16 other terms	70	$794	$1.6k	$1.4k	84%	—	$546 – $5.7k
9	Kaiser fee schedule · outpatient · +14 other terms	67	$1.3k	$1.6k	$936	59%	—	$686 – $5.8k
10	Ambetter facility · fee schedule · outpatient · +11 other terms	66	$1.4k	$1.5k	$339	23%	—	$734 – $2.0k
11	Devoted fee schedule · outpatient · +9 other terms	50	$794	$802	$46	6%	—	$729 – $876
12	Oscar facility · fee schedule · outpatient · +9 other terms	39	$1.2k	$1.2k	$159	13%	—	$906 – $1.5k
13	Caresource fee schedule · outpatient · +9 other terms	34	$760	$782	$232	30%	—	$1 – $1.3k
14	Optum fee schedule · outpatient · +13 other terms	33	$785	$1.0k	$466	47%	—	$693 – $2.9k
15	Clover facility · fee schedule · outpatient · +3 other terms	29	$826	$810	$56	7%	—	$727 – $930
16	MultiPlan fee schedule · outpatient · +10 other terms	24	$1.3k	$1.6k	$754	47%	—	$742 – $3.4k
17	Regence facility · fee schedule · outpatient · +9 other terms	21	$825	$1.2k	$699	59%	—	$732 – $2.9k
18	Highmark facility · fee schedule · outpatient · +5 other terms	20	$1.3k	$1.3k	$746	56%	—	$334 – $3.1k
19	Medicare fee schedule · outpatient · +9 other terms	19	$785	$782	$13	2%	—	$721 – $785
20	Bcbs Tx fee schedule · outpatient · +2 other terms	18	$2.5k	$2.5k	$898	36%	—	$742 – $3.9k
21	Medica facility · fee schedule · outpatient · +12 other terms	17	$830	$906	$538	59%	—	$775 – $3.9k
22	Medical Mutual facility · fee schedule · outpatient · +5 other terms	15	$742	$926	$605	65%	—	$404 – $2.9k
23	Tricare fee schedule · outpatient · +8 other terms	15	$711	$718	$68	9%	—	$648 – $930
24	Ucare case rate · outpatient · +10 other terms	15	$830	$818	$15	2%	—	$791 – $830
25	Bcbs Mn fee schedule · outpatient · +3 other terms	13	$931	$1.0k	$480	47%	—	$355 – $2.8k

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