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Follow-Up Fetal Heart Ultrasound

Kentucky 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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 6 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$138$112 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$309 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $162 to $2,884Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $102 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,549professional $138

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
$144.54
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$758.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$263.03

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 46th of 51

$145

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.