CPT 76705 · professional fee

Echo exam of abdomen (CPT 76705): negotiated rates by payer and state

What UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and Blue Cross Blue Shield pay for CPT 76705, from their published in-network rate files.

Diagnostic radiologySnapshot Aug 2026Professional fee only

National summary

Commercial in-network, four payers combined, professional fee

Median rate

$126

P10 to P90: $80 to $237

vs Medicare

146%

non-facility rate $86.17

Payer spread

1.34×

UHC $144 vs Aetna $108

State spread

2.7×

AK $222 to OK $82

5,806 sampled providers7,126 TINs51 statesSample-based · how this is calculated

What the data shows

Generated from this code's own numbers

UnitedHealthcare has the highest median for CPT 76705 in the files analyzed, at $144, 34% above Aetna ($108), the lowest of the 4 payers shown.

The state spread is 2.7×: Alaska has the highest median at $222 and Oklahoma the lowest at $82, a gap larger than the gap between the highest and lowest payer.

Commercial rates run 146% of the Medicare non-facility rate ($86.17), which ranks 124th of 228 tracked codes by commercial-to-Medicare ratio.

Rates are tightest within Blue Cross Blue Shield (interquartile range $64) and widest within UnitedHealthcare ($92).

This is a top-32 code for diagnostic radiology by Medicare allowed dollars, so it carries real revenue weight for that specialty.

Rates by payer

Median of per-provider median rates, with interquartile range

Payer	Median	P25	P75	vs national	Rank	Providers	Position
UnitedHealthcare	$144	$104	$197	+14%	1	3,959	167% of Medicare
Cigna	$137	$108	$190	+9%	2	4,593	159% of Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield	$124	$95	$158	-2%	3	4,571	144% of Medicare
Aetna	$108	$89	$144	-14%	4	3,897	125% of Medicare

Rate distribution

Box = P25 to P75, whiskers = P10 to P90, tick = median, dashed line = Medicare non-facility ($86.17)

Rates by state

Median across payers · 51 states with enough data

Rank	State	Median	vs national	Highest payer	Lowest payer	Providers
1	Alaska	$222	+77%	Aetna	Cigna	61
2	Washington	$180	+43%	Cigna	Aetna	117
3	Wisconsin	$180	+43%	UHC	Cigna	118
4	South Dakota	$170	+35%	Cigna	Aetna	85
5	Wyoming	$169	+35%	BCBS	Aetna	41
6	Nebraska	$161	+28%	Cigna	Aetna	121
7	North Dakota	$159	+26%	BCBS	Aetna	86
8	Iowa	$158	+26%	Cigna	Aetna	100
9	Oregon	$153	+21%	UHC	BCBS	107
10	Georgia	$153	+21%	UHC	Aetna	128
11	North Carolina	$151	+20%	Cigna	BCBS	124
12	Idaho	$143	+13%	BCBS	UHC	125
13	Ohio	$143	+13%	UHC	Aetna	128
14	Colorado	$142	+13%	UHC	Aetna	124
15	Montana	$137	+9%	Aetna	UHC	69
16	Missouri	$135	+7%	Cigna	Aetna	124
17	Mississippi	$132	+5%	BCBS	UHC	115
18	New Hampshire	$130	+3%	UHC	Aetna	127
19	Tennessee	$130	+3%	UHC	Aetna	128
20	Connecticut	$128	+2%	UHC	Aetna	119
21	Maine	$128	+2%	Cigna	Aetna	127
21	Massachusetts	$128	+2%	UHC	Aetna	118
23	Vermont	$127	+1%	UHC	Aetna	63
24	West Virginia	$126	+0%	Cigna	BCBS	117
25	Virginia	$126	-0%	UHC	BCBS	123
26	Hawaii	$126	-0%	Aetna	BCBS	105
27	New Jersey	$125	-1%	Cigna	Aetna	126
28	Arkansas	$124	-2%	UHC	BCBS	121
29	Michigan	$124	-2%	Cigna	Aetna	116
30	Pennsylvania	$122	-3%	UHC	Aetna	120
31	South Carolina	$121	-4%	Cigna	Aetna	113
32	California	$119	-5%	UHC	Aetna	107
33	Utah	$119	-6%	UHC	Cigna	121
33	Minnesota	$119	-6%	Cigna	Aetna	123
35	Florida	$119	-6%	Cigna	BCBS	107
36	District of Columbia	$117	-7%	UHC	BCBS	131
37	Rhode Island	$116	-8%	Cigna	Aetna	126
38	Louisiana	$115	-9%	BCBS	Aetna	122
39	Kansas	$114	-9%	Cigna	Aetna	116
40	Nevada	$111	-12%	Cigna	Aetna	123
41	Kentucky	$109	-14%	Cigna	Aetna	134
42	Delaware	$108	-14%	UHC	Aetna	98
43	Illinois	$108	-14%	UHC	BCBS	125
44	Arizona	$107	-15%	Cigna	Aetna	115
45	Maryland	$107	-15%	UHC	BCBS	106
46	Alabama	$107	-15%	Aetna	UHC	126
47	New Mexico	$106	-16%	UHC	BCBS	123
48	New York	$102	-19%	Cigna	Aetna	128
49	Indiana	$100	-21%	UHC	Aetna	136
50	Texas	$96	-24%	UHC	BCBS	133
51	Oklahoma	$82	-35%	UHC	BCBS	110

Frequently asked questions

Answers use this page's data

Which payer has the highest median rate for CPT 76705?

In the files we analyzed, UnitedHealthcare, at a median of $144 across 3,959 sampled providers. Aetna is lowest at $108, 34% lower than the highest.

How does the commercial rate compare with Medicare?

The national median is 146% of the 2026 Medicare non-facility rate of $86.17.

Which state has the highest median for CPT 76705?

Alaska has the highest median at $222; Oklahoma has the lowest at $82.

Is this a professional fee?

These are professional (physician) fees only. Facility, device and implant payments are priced separately and are not included.

How current is this data?

It is the August 2026 snapshot of each payer's in-network rate file. Sources and filters are listed in the methodology below.

Methodology

How these numbers are calculated

Source: in-network negotiated-rate files published under the federal Transparency in Coverage rule, August 2026 snapshot: UnitedHealthcare Choice plans (74 files); Aetna commercial plans (70 files); Cigna national PPO (1 files); BCBS licensees' own-network files (5,387 files). Payer comparisons describe these files, not each payer's entire book of business.
Sample: rates come from a random sample of up to 150 providers per state and specialty. Counts on this page are sampled providers and TINs, not totals.
Which providers count: only providers in a specialty relevant to the code, because a rate in a payer file attaches to a provider group and is listed under every provider in that group.
Filters: fee-for-service, professional billing class, no modifier, negotiated or fee-schedule dollar rates. Rates outside 1% to 1,000% of the Medicare rate are excluded.
Statistic: one median rate per provider, then percentiles across providers. A cell is shown only with at least 15 sampled providers and 4 TINs.
Medicare benchmark: CY2026 national physician fee schedule, non-QPP conversion factor, unadjusted for locality. Where the non-facility rate is more than twice the facility rate (office rates that include device or supply cost), the facility rate is used so comparisons are like for like.

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