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Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus

Nebraska 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $490 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$234$178 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$363 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $219 to $646Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $135 to $347
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $490professional $234

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
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$194.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$537.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$295.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$204.17
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$199.53
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
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 4th of 51

$240

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.