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Limited Pregnancy Ultrasound

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 76815

A quick, focused ultrasound during pregnancy used to check on a specific concern rather than perform a full evaluation, such as confirming the baby's heartbeat, position, or the amount of amniotic fluid. It is shorter and narrower in scope than a complete pregnancy ultrasound and is often used for a follow-up look between full exams. It does not replace a full anatomy scan.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Limited Pregnancy Ultrasound cost?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $100 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$100$81.28 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$72.44 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $72 to $302Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $72 to $186
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $100professional $100

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$70.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$114.82
20 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$32.36
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

North Carolina· 23rd of 51

$100

AK $245TX $67.61

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.