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Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus

Maryland 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 Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $129.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $71 to $178
$50$100$200professional $112

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$131.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$128.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$39.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$144.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$60.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$177.83
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$194.98
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$54.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$141.25
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
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$89.13

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 45th 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.