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Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus

Colorado 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$166$123 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$174 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $120 to $617Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $110 to $251
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $302professional $166

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
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$190.55
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$70.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$169.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$257.04
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82
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
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 13th of 51

$166

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.