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Transrectal Ultrasound

Colorado 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $288 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$195$151 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$182 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $126 to $575Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $126 to $324
$100$200$500facility $288professional $195

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
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$309.03
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$64.57
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$295.12
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
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 16th of 51

$195

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.