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Follow-Up Fetal Heart Ultrasound

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 76826

A repeat ultrasound exam of an unborn baby's heart, performed after an initial fetal heart ultrasound, to check on a previously identified finding or to complete a more limited follow-up assessment. It is used to monitor how a suspected or confirmed heart issue is developing as the pregnancy continues.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Follow-Up Fetal Heart Ultrasound cost?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $851 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$151$132 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$724 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,479Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $129 to $234
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $851professional $151

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
$151.36
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$363.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$562.34

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Washington, DC· 41st of 51

$151

AK $407FL $132

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.