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Transrectal Ultrasound

Arizona 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$132 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$195 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $87 to $617Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $100 to $891
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $302professional $155

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
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$154.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
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
$66.07
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 26th of 51

$158

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.