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Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus

Missouri 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $275 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$141$117 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$162 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $115 to $759Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $102 to $759
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $275professional $141

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
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$147.91
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
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
$50.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$97.72

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 23rd of 51

$141

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.