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Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus

Michigan 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 Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $204 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$120 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$148 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $135 to $355Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $102 to $195
$100$200$500facility $204professional $135

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
$128.82
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$194.98
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$537.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$169.82
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$218.78
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$72.44
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$109.65
5 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
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 27th 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.