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Follow-Up Fetal Heart Ultrasound

Maryland 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $138 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$155$138 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$93.33 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,230Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $112 to $389
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $138professional $155

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
$93.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$426.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$380.19
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 39th of 51

$155

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.