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Transrectal Ultrasound

Georgia 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $282 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$148$120 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$135 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $74 to $575Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $100 to $339
$50$100$200$500facility $282professional $148

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
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$269.15
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$457.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$102.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$275.42
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$389.05
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
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$102.33

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 34th of 51

$148

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.