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Follow-Up Fetal Heart Ultrasound

West Virginia 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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$148$129 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$158 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,318Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $112 to $195
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $1,318professional $148

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
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$169.82
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$177.83
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$758.58
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$275.42

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 43rd of 51

$148

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.