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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 July 2026.

How much does Transrectal Ultrasound cost?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $120 to $170.

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

Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $93 to $214
$100$200professional $155

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$141.25
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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· 35th of 51

$155

AK $347FL $120

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.