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Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus

Alabama rates for HCPCS 76831

Sterile saline fluid is gently infused into the uterus through a thin catheter while an ultrasound is performed, allowing the fluid to outline the inside of the uterine cavity for a clearer view. It is used to look for polyps, fibroids, or other abnormalities inside the uterus.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $245 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$105 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$245 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $245 to $288Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $83 to $148
$100$200$500facility $245professional $126

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
12 + 32 · Mandated service + 81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$100.00
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.9 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.

Alabama· 34th of 51

$126

AK $347TX $89.13

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.