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Transrectal Ultrasound

Louisiana 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $151 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$120 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$151$120 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $120 to $275Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $102 to $191
$100$200facility $151professional $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
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$147.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$134.90

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 28th of 51

$155

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.