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Transrectal Ultrasound

Massachusetts 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $129 to $295.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $100 to $447
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $182

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
$25.12
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$223.87
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$891.25
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$389.05
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$467.74
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$83.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$316.23
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$891.25
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$389.05
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$275.42

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 13th of 51

$182

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.