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Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus

New Mexico 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$105$53.70 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$234 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,259Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $32 to $191
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $794professional $105

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
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$141.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$151.36
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$57.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$165.96
2 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
$43.65
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 48th of 51

$105

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.