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Transrectal Ultrasound

Iowa 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $269 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$195$132 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$224 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $162 to $447Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $69 to $407
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $269professional $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
$123.03
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$436.52
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$426.58
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$93.33
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$691.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$524.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$436.52
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$524.81
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$234.42
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$251.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$66.07
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
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
$60.26
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$107.15

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 13th of 51

$204

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.