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Transrectal Ultrasound

Maryland 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 Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $117 to $200.

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 $31 to $229
$50$100$200$500professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$223.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$54.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$251.19
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$199.53
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$50.12
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$151.36
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
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$104.71

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 27th 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.