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Doppler Ultrasound Of An Unborn Baby's Heart

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 76828

Uses Doppler ultrasound to measure the speed and direction of blood flowing through the heart and great vessels of a baby still in the womb. It is done through the mother's abdomen and shows whether blood is moving normally through the valves and chambers. It is used when there is a concern about the baby's heart, such as an abnormal finding on a routine scan or a family history.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Doppler Ultrasound Of An Unborn Baby's Heart cost?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $44.67 to $132.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $44 to $288
$50$100$200professional $68

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$288.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$128.82
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$112.20
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 12th of 51

$67.61

AK $145TX $43.65

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.