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Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus

Arizona 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $288 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$120$115 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$170 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $81 to $513Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $98 to $759
$100$200$500facility $288professional $120

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$125.89
3 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 38th of 51

$123

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.