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Saline-Enhanced Ultrasound Of The Uterus

Virginia 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $155 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$107 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$81.28 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $44 to $537Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $91 to $178
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $155professional $126

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
$107.15
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$112.20
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$128.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$42.66
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$141.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$128.82
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$316.23
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$208.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$66.07
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
4 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
$51.29
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$89.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
27 · Multiple hospital visits
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 35th of 51

$126

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.