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Follow-Up Fetal Heart Ultrasound

Illinois 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $339 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 7 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$162$129 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$204 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $148 to $977Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $93 to $479
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $339professional $162

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
$147.91
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$501.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$630.96
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$199.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 23rd of 51

$174

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.