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Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus

Kentucky 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $105 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$112$97.72 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$95.50 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $45 to $186Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $78 to $158
$50$100$200$500facility $105professional $112

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$120.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$91.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$134.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$398.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$109.65
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
$47.86
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$87.10

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 44th of 51

$112

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.