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Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus

Maine 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $372 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$145$135 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$135 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $135 to $776Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $115 to $234
$100$200$500facility $372professional $145

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
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$181.97
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$67.61
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$158.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$64.57
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 20th of 51

$145

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.