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Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus

Georgia 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$112 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$126 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $105 to $282Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $91 to $257
$100$200facility $174professional $135

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
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$223.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$104.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$251.19
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
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
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$89.13

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 25th of 51

$135

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.