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Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus

South Carolina 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $562 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$120$95.50 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$389 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,000Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $66 to $245
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $562professional $120

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
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$112.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$141.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$147.91
8 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
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.84

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 36th of 51

$123

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.