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Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus

Rhode Island 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$126 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$347 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $316 to $617Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $105 to $209
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $501professional $145

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$147.91
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
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 19th of 51

$145

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.