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Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus

Illinois 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $324 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$129$83.18 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$200 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $141 to $851Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $54 to $209
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $324professional $129

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
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$120.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$128.82
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$436.52
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$181.97
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$257.04
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$147.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$151.36
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
$48.98
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 28th of 51

$132

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.