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Transrectal Ultrasound

Alabama rates for HCPCS 76872

This is an ultrasound exam performed with a small probe placed in the rectum to get a close-up view of nearby pelvic structures using sound waves rather than radiation. It is most often used to evaluate the prostate gland in men, including to guide a prostate biopsy.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Transrectal Ultrasound cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$100 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$162 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $162 to $162Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $91 to $178
$100$200$500facility $162professional $129

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
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
12 + 32 · Mandated service + 81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
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
$64.57
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Wyoming than in Utah. 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.

Alabama· 41st of 51

$141

WY $501UT $102

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.