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Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$89.13 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$209 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $155 to $575Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $66 to $178
$100$200$500facility $302professional $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
$128.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$112.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$112.20
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$114.82

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 26th 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.