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Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus

Tennessee 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $102 to $759.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $166 to $339Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $91 to $1,000
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $214professional $135

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
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$112.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$147.91
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$154.88
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
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$89.13

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 24th of 51

$138

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.