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Transrectal Ultrasound

Connecticut 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $129 to $178.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $129 to $589Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $105 to $269
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $224professional $151

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$363.08
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$177.83
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$45.71
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$151.36
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$323.59
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
$37.15
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 32nd of 51

$151

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.