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Follow-Up Fetal Heart Ultrasound

North Carolina 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $178 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 8 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$170$138 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$138 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $123 to $589Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $126 to $589
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $178professional $170

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
$138.04
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$588.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$407.38
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 26th of 51

$170

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.