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Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus

New Jersey 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$102 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$151 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,380Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $91 to $224
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $372professional $123

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
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$199.53
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,737.80
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$213.80
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$177.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$56.23
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$199.53
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$56.23
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$165.96
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
$46.77
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 33rd of 51

$126

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.