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Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus

Iowa 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $295 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$214$145 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$200 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $135 to $631Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $110 to $347
$100$200$500facility $295professional $214

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
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$213.80
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$380.19
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$112.20
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$537.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$302.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$89.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$213.80
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$346.74
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$165.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$72.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
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
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$214

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.