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Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus

Utah 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?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $479 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$93.33$53.70 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$182 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $135 to $813Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $34 to $155
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $479professional $93

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
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$131.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$128.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$213.80
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$151.36
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$57.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
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
$58.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$190.55

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 49th of 51

$93.33

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.